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

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 South Sudan: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men

Nigeria

0.2825

in 2023

South Sudan

0.2772

in 2023

Nigeria rank

2nd

South Sudan rank

3rd

Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men over time

Nigeria
South Sudan

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.2825 against 0.2772 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.0053.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.

Nigeria ranks 2nd and South Sudan ranks 3rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4987	0.5461	0.0474	South Sudan
1960s	0.4781	0.5538	0.0758	South Sudan
1970s	0.4236	0.4922	0.0687	South Sudan
1980s	0.3865	0.5173	0.1308	South Sudan
1990s	0.3824	0.4925	0.1101	South Sudan
2000s	0.3401	0.3143	0.0258	Nigeria
2010s	0.3075	0.3442	0.0367	South Sudan
2020s	0.2876	0.2756	0.0119	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men, Nigeria or South Sudan?: Nigeria, at 0.2825 against 0.2772 in South Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men between Nigeria and South Sudan?: 0.0053, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Sudan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and South Sudan rank globally for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?: Nigeria ranks 2nd and South Sudan ranks 3rd 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.