Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Life expectancy at age 15

Lesotho
75.72
in 2100
Papua New Guinea
75.89
in 2100
Lesotho rank
210th
Papua New Guinea rank
208th

Life expectancy at age 15 over time

  • Lesotho
  • Papua New Guinea
020406080195020252100

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 75.89 against 75.72 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.17.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 210th and Papua New Guinea ranks 208th of 229 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 62.57 57.33 5.24 Lesotho
1960s 63.63 60.56 3.07 Lesotho
1970s 64.58 63.69 0.8864 Lesotho
1980s 66.2 65.77 0.4359 Lesotho
1990s 62.61 66.69 4.09 Papua New Guinea
2000s 51.46 67.1 15.64 Papua New Guinea
2010s 56.27 68.39 12.12 Papua New Guinea
2020s 62.42 69.2 6.78 Papua New Guinea
2030s 65.52 70.29 4.77 Papua New Guinea
2040s 67.65 71.02 3.37 Papua New Guinea
2050s 69.39 71.73 2.35 Papua New Guinea
2060s 70.88 72.49 1.61 Papua New Guinea
2070s 72.26 73.33 1.08 Papua New Guinea
2080s 73.62 74.26 0.6382 Papua New Guinea
2090s 74.98 75.3 0.3201 Papua New Guinea
2100s 75.72 75.89 0.167 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 75.89 against 75.72 in Lesotho as of 2100.
What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
0.17, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?
Lesotho ranks 210th and Papua New Guinea ranks 208th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at age 15
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
Last refreshed