Madagascar vs Papua New Guinea: Life expectancy at age 15
Madagascar
76.19 years
in 2100
Papua New Guinea
75.89 years
in 2100
Madagascar rank
213th
Papua New Guinea rank
215th
Life expectancy at age 15 over time
- Madagascar
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 76.19 years against 75.89 years in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.3 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Madagascar ranks 213th and Papua New Guinea ranks 215th of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 11 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57.18 years | 57.33 years | 0.1431 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 59.68 years | 60.56 years | 0.8735 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 62.15 years | 63.69 years | 1.54 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 63.56 years | 65.77 years | 2.21 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 65.16 years | 66.69 years | 1.53 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 67.77 years | 67.1 years | 0.663 years | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 69.14 years | 68.39 years | 0.7486 years | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 69.34 years | 69.2 years | 0.1438 years | Madagascar |
| 2030s | 70.54 years | 70.29 years | 0.2553 years | Madagascar |
| 2040s | 71.39 years | 71.02 years | 0.3716 years | Madagascar |
| 2050s | 72.16 years | 71.73 years | 0.4258 years | Madagascar |
| 2060s | 72.94 years | 72.49 years | 0.4512 years | Madagascar |
| 2070s | 73.76 years | 73.33 years | 0.4233 years | Madagascar |
| 2080s | 74.63 years | 74.26 years | 0.3725 years | Madagascar |
| 2090s | 75.64 years | 75.3 years | 0.3394 years | Madagascar |
| 2100s | 76.19 years | 75.89 years | 0.298 years | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Madagascar or Papua New Guinea?
- Madagascar, at 76.19 years against 75.89 years in Papua New Guinea as of 2100.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.3 years, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Madagascar and Papua New Guinea rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?
- Madagascar ranks 213th and Papua New Guinea ranks 215th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by 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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About this data
Total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.