Benin vs Nigeria: Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita
Benin
0.0142 units per person
in 2025
Nigeria
0.0146 units per person
in 2025
Benin rank
186th
Nigeria rank
183rd
Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita over time
- Benin
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0146 units per person against 0.0142 units per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0004 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 186th and Nigeria ranks 183rd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0227 units per person | 0.0146 units per person | 0.0081 units per person | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.0196 units per person | 0.0142 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.0164 units per person | 0.0141 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.0136 units per person | 0.0141 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0126 units per person | 0.0141 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.013 units per person | 0.0142 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.0138 units per person | 0.0143 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, male, per capita, Benin or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.0146 units per person against 0.0142 units per person in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, male, per capita between Benin and Nigeria?
- 0.0004 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 65 and above, male, per capita?
- Benin ranks 186th and Nigeria ranks 183rd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Population ages 65 and above, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.