Chad vs Nigeria: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
Chad
0.287
in 2023
Nigeria
0.2825
in 2023
Chad rank
1st
Nigeria rank
2nd
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time
- Chad
- Nigeria
How they compare
Chad currently reports 0.287 against 0.2825 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0045.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Chad ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4843 | 0.4987 | 0.0144 | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 0.4555 | 0.4781 | 0.0226 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.4303 | 0.4236 | 0.0067 | Chad |
| 1980s | 0.4106 | 0.3865 | 0.0241 | Chad |
| 1990s | 0.3777 | 0.3824 | 0.0047 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.3501 | 0.3401 | 0.01 | Chad |
| 2010s | 0.3188 | 0.3075 | 0.0114 | Chad |
| 2020s | 0.2934 | 0.2876 | 0.0058 | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Chad or Nigeria?
- Chad, at 0.287 against 0.2825 in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Chad and Nigeria?
- 0.0045, with Chad 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 in men?
- Chad ranks 1st 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.