Ecuador vs Nicaragua: Healthy life expectancy
Ecuador
64.34 Years
in 2021
Nicaragua
64.61 Years
in 2021
Ecuador rank
65th
Nicaragua rank
64th
Healthy life expectancy over time
- Ecuador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 64.61 Years against 64.34 Years in Ecuador, a difference of 0.27 Years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Ecuador ranks 65th and Nicaragua ranks 64th of 185 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.5 Years | 65.43 Years | 0.9212 Years | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 66.76 Years | 66.8 Years | 0.0457 Years | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 63.93 Years | 64.71 Years | 0.7824 Years | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher healthy life expectancy, Ecuador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 64.61 Years against 64.34 Years in Ecuador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in healthy life expectancy between Ecuador and Nicaragua?
- 0.27 Years, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nicaragua?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Ecuador and Nicaragua rank globally for healthy life expectancy?
- Ecuador ranks 65th and Nicaragua ranks 64th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Healthy life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated average number of years lived free from disability or disease burden. This is based on period life expectancy, after adjusting for the number of years lived in less than "full health" due to disease and/or injury.