Papua New Guinea vs Timor-Leste: Life expectancy at birth, female

Papua New Guinea
69.21 years
in 2024
Timor-Leste
69.67 years
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
182nd
Timor-Leste rank
179th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 69.67 years against 69.21 years in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.46 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd and Timor-Leste ranks 179th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Timor-Leste in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1960s 51 years 35.96 years 15.04 years Papua New Guinea
1970s 57.18 years 34.86 years 22.32 years Papua New Guinea
1980s 61.29 years 42.23 years 19.06 years Papua New Guinea
1990s 63.07 years 48.77 years 14.31 years Papua New Guinea
2000s 64.18 years 62.51 years 1.67 years Papua New Guinea
2010s 67.15 years 66.85 years 0.2989 years Papua New Guinea
2020s 68.48 years 69.01 years 0.5344 years Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Papua New Guinea or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 69.67 years against 69.21 years in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste?
0.46 years, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd and Timor-Leste ranks 179th of 218 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
266 places, 17,256 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.