How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Somalia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Nigeria vs Somalia: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Nigeria

0.2825

in 2023

Somalia

0.2711

in 2023

Nigeria rank

2nd

Somalia rank

4th

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Nigeria
Somalia

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.2825 against 0.2711 in Somalia, a difference of 0.0114.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 4th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4987	0.4235	0.0753	Nigeria
1960s	0.4781	0.4031	0.075	Nigeria
1970s	0.4236	0.3899	0.0336	Nigeria
1980s	0.3865	0.3722	0.0143	Nigeria
1990s	0.3824	0.397	0.0146	Somalia
2000s	0.3401	0.3387	0.0014	Nigeria
2010s	0.3075	0.3378	0.0304	Somalia
2020s	0.2876	0.2836	0.0039	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Nigeria or Somalia?: Nigeria, at 0.2825 against 0.2711 in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Nigeria and Somalia?: 0.0114, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Somalia rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Nigeria ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 4th 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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Indicator: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.