Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Namibia
63.33 years
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
63.74 years
in 2023
Namibia rank
204th
Papua New Guinea rank
201st
Life expectancy at birth, by sex over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 63.74 years against 63.33 years in Namibia, a difference of 0.41 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 204th and Papua New Guinea ranks 201st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.65 years | 40.03 years | 2.62 years | Namibia |
| 1960s | 49.38 years | 46.81 years | 2.57 years | Namibia |
| 1970s | 54.62 years | 52.74 years | 1.88 years | Namibia |
| 1980s | 52.99 years | 56.56 years | 3.57 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 55.38 years | 58.69 years | 3.31 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 51.04 years | 60.23 years | 9.19 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 56.48 years | 62.04 years | 5.55 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 60.29 years | 62.77 years | 2.48 years | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, by sex, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 63.74 years against 63.33 years in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, by sex between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.41 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Namibia ranks 204th and Papua New Guinea ranks 201st 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.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.