Central African Republic vs Nigeria: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
Central African Republic
0.2582
in 2023
Nigeria
0.2825
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
5th
Nigeria rank
2nd
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time
- Central African Republic
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.2825 against 0.2582 in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.0243.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4689 | 0.4987 | 0.0298 | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 0.4198 | 0.4781 | 0.0582 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.3663 | 0.4236 | 0.0573 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.3408 | 0.3865 | 0.0456 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.3451 | 0.3824 | 0.0373 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.3523 | 0.3401 | 0.0122 | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 0.3418 | 0.3075 | 0.0344 | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 0.3674 | 0.2876 | 0.0798 | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Central African Republic or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.2825 against 0.2582 in Central African Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Central African Republic and Nigeria?
- 0.0243, with Nigeria 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 lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Central African Republic ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd 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 in men. 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.