Nigeria vs Somalia: Probability of dying that year, among males
Nigeria
7.5%
in 2023
Somalia
7.1%
in 2023
Nigeria rank
2nd
Somalia rank
4th
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Nigeria
- Somalia
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 7.5% against 7.1% in Somalia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 4th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.3% | 15.7% | 1.5% | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 16.4% | 14.5% | 1.9% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 14.4% | 13.7% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 12.8% | 12.4% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 14.1% | 1.7% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 10.9% | 0.5% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 10.7% | 1.9% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.9% | 0.2% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Nigeria or Somalia?
- Nigeria, at 7.5% against 7.1% in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Nigeria and Somalia?
- 0.4%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Somalia rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 4th 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.