Which has higher life expectancy, Benin or Niger?

Niger, at 61.18 years against 60.77 years in Benin as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Niger?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Niger: Life expectancy

Benin

60.77 years

in 2023

Niger

61.18 years

in 2023

Benin rank

228th

Niger rank

226th

Life expectancy over time

Benin
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 61.18 years against 60.77 years in Benin, a difference of 0.41 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niger ahead.

Benin ranks 228th and Niger ranks 226th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 7 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1950s	36.83 years	35.99 years	0.8431 years	Benin
1960s	40.7 years	36.28 years	4.42 years	Benin
1970s	45.18 years	36.77 years	8.42 years	Benin
1980s	49.89 years	40.16 years	9.73 years	Benin
1990s	54.97 years	45.07 years	9.9 years	Benin
2000s	57.48 years	52.86 years	4.63 years	Benin
2010s	59.08 years	58.71 years	0.3689 years	Benin
2020s	60.25 years	60.25 years	0.0002 years	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Benin or Niger?: Niger, at 61.18 years against 60.77 years in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Benin and Niger?: 0.41 years, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Niger?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and Niger rank globally for life expectancy?: Benin ranks 228th and Niger ranks 226th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.