Nigeria vs Togo: Probability that a man will outlive a woman
Nigeria
49.1%
in 2023
Togo
48.7%
in 2023
Nigeria rank
1st
Togo rank
2nd
Probability that a man will outlive a woman over time
- Nigeria
- Togo
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 49.1% against 48.7% in Togo, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Togo ahead.
Nigeria ranks 1st and Togo ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Togo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.0% | 46.5% | 0.5% | Togo |
| 1960s | 45.7% | 46.4% | 0.7% | Togo |
| 1970s | 46.5% | 45.9% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 46.5% | 46.0% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 47.0% | 47.2% | 0.3% | Togo |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 48.1% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 48.7% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 48.5% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability that a man will outlive a woman, Nigeria or Togo?
- Nigeria, at 49.1% against 48.7% in Togo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability that a man will outlive a woman between Nigeria and Togo?
- 0.4%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Togo?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Togo rank globally for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Nigeria ranks 1st and Togo ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.