Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Namibia or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 78.24 years against 78.2 years in Namibia as of 2100.

What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Namibia and Zimbabwe?

0.04 years, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zimbabwe?

151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.

Namibia vs Zimbabwe: Life expectancy at age 15

Namibia

78.2 years

in 2100

Zimbabwe

78.24 years

in 2100

Namibia rank

202nd

Zimbabwe rank

200th

Life expectancy at age 15 over time

Namibia
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 78.24 years against 78.2 years in Namibia, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Namibia ranks 202nd and Zimbabwe ranks 200th of 236 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 12 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	61.83 years	63.6 years	1.77 years	Zimbabwe
1960s	64.39 years	65.68 years	1.29 years	Zimbabwe
1970s	66.81 years	65.93 years	0.884 years	Namibia
1980s	65.13 years	67.09 years	1.96 years	Zimbabwe
1990s	63.28 years	58.23 years	5.05 years	Namibia
2000s	57.61 years	52.36 years	5.25 years	Namibia
2010s	63.05 years	62.35 years	0.7012 years	Namibia
2020s	69.28 years	66.32 years	2.96 years	Namibia
2030s	71.47 years	68.53 years	2.95 years	Namibia
2040s	72.32 years	70.22 years	2.1 years	Namibia
2050s	73.21 years	71.7 years	1.51 years	Namibia
2060s	74.2 years	73.09 years	1.11 years	Namibia
2070s	75.26 years	74.49 years	0.7739 years	Namibia
2080s	76.4 years	75.93 years	0.4711 years	Namibia
2090s	77.55 years	77.41 years	0.1415 years	Namibia
2100s	78.2 years	78.24 years	0.037 years	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Namibia or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 78.24 years against 78.2 years in Namibia as of 2100.
What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Namibia and Zimbabwe?: 0.04 years, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zimbabwe?: 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Namibia and Zimbabwe rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?: Namibia ranks 202nd and Zimbabwe ranks 200th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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

Indicator: Life expectancy at age 15
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.