Nigeria vs South Africa: Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , Nigeria's Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 54.33, compared to South Africa's 62.78. That makes Nigeria's value 13.5% lower than South Africa's.
Nigeria
Rank #216 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 54.33
- Year-over-year
- +0.3%
- 10-year change
- +5.4%
- Peak
- 54.33 (2024)
- Trough
- 48.99 (2005)
South Africa
Rank #189 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 62.78
- Year-over-year
- +0.3%
- 10-year change
- +4.8%
- Peak
- 62.78 (2024)
- Trough
- 52.09 (2005)
Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN), CC BY 4.0.