What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?

0.0003 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita

Nigeria

0.0307 units per person

in 2025

Tanzania, United Republic of

0.0304 units per person

in 2025

Nigeria rank

193rd

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

196th

Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time

Nigeria
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0307 units per person against 0.0304 units per person in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 193rd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 196th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0335 units per person	0.0246 units per person	0.0089 units per person	Nigeria
1970s	0.0323 units per person	0.0272 units per person	0.0051 units per person	Nigeria
1980s	0.0315 units per person	0.0299 units per person	0.0016 units per person	Nigeria
1990s	0.0309 units per person	0.0289 units per person	0.002 units per person	Nigeria
2000s	0.0302 units per person	0.0275 units per person	0.0027 units per person	Nigeria
2010s	0.0299 units per person	0.0292 units per person	0.0006 units per person	Nigeria
2020s	0.0302 units per person	0.0304 units per person	0.0001 units per person	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, Nigeria or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Nigeria, at 0.0307 units per person against 0.0304 units per person in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.0003 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?: Nigeria ranks 193rd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 196th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.