Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea: Life expectancy at birth, female

Cameroon
66.22 years
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
65.89 years
in 2024
Cameroon rank
195th
Equatorial Guinea rank
197th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • Equatorial Guinea
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 66.22 years against 65.89 years in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.33 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Cameroon ranks 195th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 197th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Equatorial Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 45.05 years 45.52 years 0.4712 years Equatorial Guinea
1970s 50.85 years 42.76 years 8.09 years Cameroon
1980s 54.42 years 52.84 years 1.58 years Cameroon
1990s 55.12 years 53.6 years 1.52 years Cameroon
2000s 56.04 years 56.95 years 0.9082 years Equatorial Guinea
2010s 61.29 years 62.04 years 0.7436 years Equatorial Guinea
2020s 64.82 years 65.08 years 0.2652 years Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Cameroon or Equatorial Guinea?
Cameroon, at 66.22 years against 65.89 years in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
0.33 years, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Cameroon ranks 195th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 197th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.