Afghanistan vs Gambia: Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Afghanistan
64.47 years
in 2023
Gambia
64.17 years
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
192nd
Gambia rank
194th
Life expectancy at birth, by sex over time
- Afghanistan
- Gambia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 64.47 years against 64.17 years in Gambia, a difference of 0.3 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 192nd and Gambia ranks 194th of 236 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.52 years | 31.79 years | 2.27 years | Gambia |
| 1960s | 34.22 years | 36.05 years | 1.83 years | Gambia |
| 1970s | 38.39 years | 41.01 years | 2.61 years | Gambia |
| 1980s | 35.17 years | 46.62 years | 11.45 years | Gambia |
| 1990s | 48.53 years | 52.23 years | 3.7 years | Gambia |
| 2000s | 56.24 years | 57.26 years | 1.02 years | Gambia |
| 2010s | 59.93 years | 61.46 years | 1.52 years | Gambia |
| 2020s | 60.98 years | 63.08 years | 2.1 years | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, by sex, Afghanistan or Gambia?
- Afghanistan, at 64.47 years against 64.17 years in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, by sex between Afghanistan and Gambia?
- 0.3 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Gambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Gambia rank globally for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Afghanistan ranks 192nd and Gambia ranks 194th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.