Guinea vs Nigeria: Probability of dying that year, among males
Guinea
7.1%
in 2023
Nigeria
7.5%
in 2023
Guinea rank
5th
Nigeria rank
2nd
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Guinea
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 7.5% against 7.1% in Guinea, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.6% | 17.3% | 1.4% | Guinea |
| 1960s | 18.0% | 16.4% | 1.6% | Guinea |
| 1970s | 17.0% | 14.4% | 2.5% | Guinea |
| 1980s | 15.4% | 12.8% | 2.6% | Guinea |
| 1990s | 13.0% | 12.4% | 0.6% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 10.4% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.7% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.7% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Guinea or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 7.5% against 7.1% in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Guinea and Nigeria?
- 0.4%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Guinea ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.