Sao Tome and Principe vs Vanuatu: Life expectancy at birth, female

Sao Tome and Principe
73.91 years
in 2024
Vanuatu
74.11 years
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
147th
Vanuatu rank
144th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 74.11 years against 73.91 years in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.2 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 147th and Vanuatu ranks 144th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 51.76 years 53.65 years 1.9 years Vanuatu
1970s 60.45 years 59.69 years 0.755 years Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 61.56 years 66.58 years 5.02 years Vanuatu
1990s 62.73 years 70.88 years 8.15 years Vanuatu
2000s 64.74 years 71.66 years 6.92 years Vanuatu
2010s 69.06 years 72.87 years 3.82 years Vanuatu
2020s 72.99 years 73.5 years 0.5046 years Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Sao Tome and Principe or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 74.11 years against 73.91 years in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?
0.2 years, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 147th and Vanuatu ranks 144th 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.