Democratic Republic of Congo vs Niger: Life expectancy at birth, projections

Democratic Republic of Congo

71.92 years

in 2100

Niger

73.06 years

in 2100

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

224th

Niger rank

222nd

Life expectancy at birth, projections over time

Niger currently reports 73.06 years against 71.92 years in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1.14 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 224th and Niger ranks 222nd of 236 countries.

Indicator: Life expectancy at birth, projections
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.