Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Nigeria
Nigeria: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.2825 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2825
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
2nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5071
in 1950
All-time low
0.2825
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Nigeria, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Nigeria stood at 0.2825. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Nigeria peaked at 0.5071 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2825, in 2023.
That places Nigeria 2nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5071 | — |
| 1951 | 0.505 | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 0.5029 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.5011 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.4989 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 0.4984 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 0.4964 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.4947 | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 0.4924 | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 0.4903 | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 0.488 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.4857 | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.4832 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.481 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4789 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4765 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4737 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.4799 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4689 | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4647 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4528 | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4473 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4416 | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4368 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.431 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4262 | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4086 | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.402 | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3968 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3927 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3903 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.387 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3856 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3846 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3849 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3856 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3863 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3866 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.387 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.387 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.387 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3888 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3874 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3864 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3856 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3835 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3819 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3789 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3747 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3697 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3642 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3584 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3523 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3459 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3401 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3366 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3326 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3276 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3232 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.32 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3171 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3144 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3119 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3104 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3091 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3079 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3049 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3027 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2999 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2965 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2911 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2903 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2863 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2825 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4987 | 0.4903 | 0.5071 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4781 | 0.4647 | 0.488 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4236 | 0.3927 | 0.4528 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3865 | 0.3846 | 0.3903 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3824 | 0.3697 | 0.3888 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3401 | 0.32 | 0.3642 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3075 | 0.2965 | 0.3171 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2876 | 0.2825 | 0.2911 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 Chad 0.287 compare
- 3 South Sudan 0.2772 compare
- 4 Somalia 0.2711 compare
- 5 Central African Republic 0.2582 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Nigeria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.48 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,558 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.607 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.17 (2007)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.2% (2007)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Nigeria?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Nigeria was 0.2825 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5071 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2825 in 2023.
- How does Nigeria rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.