Chad vs Nigeria: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex
Chad
0.2633
in 2023
Nigeria
0.2807
in 2023
Chad rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
1st
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex over time
- Chad
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.2807 against 0.2633 in Chad, a difference of 0.0174.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4605 | 0.4621 | 0.0016 | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 0.429 | 0.442 | 0.0131 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.3992 | 0.3974 | 0.0018 | Chad |
| 1980s | 0.3722 | 0.3642 | 0.008 | Chad |
| 1990s | 0.354 | 0.3639 | 0.0099 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.3353 | 0.3323 | 0.0031 | Chad |
| 2010s | 0.3043 | 0.3045 | 0.0002 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.2712 | 0.286 | 0.0148 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex, Chad or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.2807 against 0.2633 in Chad as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex between Chad and Nigeria?
- 0.0174, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Nigeria rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Chad ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.