Niger vs Togo: Life expectancy
Niger
61.45 years
in 2020
Togo
61.03 years
in 2020
Niger rank
143rd
Togo rank
146th
Life expectancy over time
- Niger
- Togo
How they compare
Niger currently reports 61.45 years against 61.03 years in Togo, a difference of 0.42 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Togo ahead.
Niger ranks 143rd and Togo ranks 146th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 4 and Togo in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1900s | 26.52 years | 25 years | 1.52 years | Niger |
| 1910s | 25 years | 28 years | 3 years | Togo |
| 1920s | 25.61 years | 28.84 years | 3.23 years | Togo |
| 1930s | 32.19 years | 30.49 years | 1.7 years | Niger |
| 1950s | 33.75 years | 37.02 years | 3.27 years | Togo |
| 1960s | 36.13 years | 40.75 years | 4.62 years | Togo |
| 1970s | 39.16 years | 45.73 years | 6.56 years | Togo |
| 1980s | 39.88 years | 55.75 years | 15.87 years | Togo |
| 1990s | 43.81 years | 54.2 years | 10.39 years | Togo |
| 2000s | 51.46 years | 55.35 years | 3.9 years | Togo |
| 2010s | 59.72 years | 58.35 years | 1.37 years | Niger |
| 2020s | 61.45 years | 61.03 years | 0.4156 years | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Niger or Togo?
- Niger, at 61.45 years against 61.03 years in Togo as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Niger and Togo?
- 0.42 years, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Togo?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Niger and Togo rank globally for life expectancy?
- Niger ranks 143rd and Togo ranks 146th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor 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
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.