Lesotho vs Nigeria: Male life expectancy at birth

Lesotho

54.62 years

in 2023

Nigeria

54.18 years

in 2023

Lesotho rank

234th

Nigeria rank

235th

Male life expectancy at birth over time

Lesotho currently reports 54.62 years against 54.18 years in Nigeria, a difference of 0.444 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 234th and Nigeria ranks 235th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Male life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.