Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Belarus or Paraguay?

Belarus, at 74.43 years against 73.84 years in Paraguay as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Belarus and Paraguay?

0.59 years, with Belarus ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Paraguay?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Belarus vs Paraguay: Life expectancy at birth

Belarus

74.43 years

in 2023

Paraguay

73.84 years

in 2023

Belarus rank

128th

Paraguay rank

131st

Life expectancy at birth over time

Belarus
Paraguay

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 74.43 years against 73.84 years in Paraguay, a difference of 0.59 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 128th and Paraguay ranks 131st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 6 and Paraguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	63.06 years	58.83 years	4.22 years	Belarus
1960s	71.08 years	61.41 years	9.67 years	Belarus
1970s	71.39 years	63.38 years	8.01 years	Belarus
1980s	71.19 years	65.75 years	5.44 years	Belarus
1990s	69.3 years	68.61 years	0.6875 years	Belarus
2000s	69.15 years	71.17 years	2.03 years	Paraguay
2010s	73.02 years	73.28 years	0.2676 years	Paraguay
2020s	73.32 years	71.75 years	1.57 years	Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Belarus or Paraguay?: Belarus, at 74.43 years against 73.84 years in Paraguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Belarus and Paraguay?: 0.59 years, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Paraguay?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Paraguay rank globally for life expectancy at birth?: Belarus ranks 128th and Paraguay ranks 131st 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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Indicator: Life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.