Lesotho vs Nigeria: Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65

Lesotho

39.5%

in 2024

Nigeria

47.5%

in 2024

Lesotho rank

215th

Nigeria rank

212th

Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 over time

Nigeria currently reports 47.5% against 39.5% in Lesotho, a difference of 8.0%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 215th and Nigeria ranks 212th of 215 countries.

Indicator: Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65
Unit: % of cohort
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 13,975 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.