Barbados vs Romania: Life expectancy at birth
Barbados
76.18 years
in 2023
Romania
75.94 years
in 2023
Barbados rank
108th
Romania rank
112th
Life expectancy at birth over time
- Barbados
- Romania
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 76.18 years against 75.94 years in Romania, a difference of 0.24 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Romania ahead.
Barbados ranks 108th and Romania ranks 112th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 6 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58.65 years | 62.91 years | 4.27 years | Romania |
| 1960s | 66.73 years | 67.53 years | 0.7921 years | Romania |
| 1970s | 69.82 years | 69.17 years | 0.642 years | Barbados |
| 1980s | 73.11 years | 69.54 years | 3.57 years | Barbados |
| 1990s | 73.91 years | 69.59 years | 4.32 years | Barbados |
| 2000s | 75.02 years | 71.82 years | 3.19 years | Barbados |
| 2010s | 75.99 years | 74.71 years | 1.28 years | Barbados |
| 2020s | 76.27 years | 74.5 years | 1.77 years | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Barbados or Romania?
- Barbados, at 76.18 years against 75.94 years in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Barbados and Romania?
- 0.24 years, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Romania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Romania rank globally for life expectancy at birth?
- Barbados ranks 108th and Romania ranks 112th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.