Which has higher life expectancy, Central African Republic or Nigeria?

Central African Republic, at 57.41 against 54.46 in Nigeria as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Central African Republic and Nigeria?

2.95, with Central African Republic ahead.

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

Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic

57.41

in 2023

Nigeria

54.46

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

233rd

Nigeria rank

236th

Central African Republic currently reports 57.41 against 54.46 in Nigeria, a difference of 2.95.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 233rd and Nigeria ranks 236th of 236 groups.

Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 3.

Decade	Central African Republic	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1950s	37.25	36.27	0.9812	Central African Republic
1960s	41.99	37.97	4.02	Central African Republic
1970s	47.52	42.94	4.59	Central African Republic
1980s	50.24	46.12	4.12	Central African Republic
1990s	48.31	45.88	2.44	Central African Republic
2000s	44.59	49.21	4.62	Nigeria
2010s	47.01	52.05	5.04	Nigeria
2020s	41.78	53.77	11.99	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher life expectancy, Central African Republic or Nigeria?: Central African Republic, at 57.41 against 54.46 in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Central African Republic and Nigeria?: 2.95, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Nigeria?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Nigeria rank globally for life expectancy?: Central African Republic ranks 233rd and Nigeria ranks 236th of 236 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.