Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Cape Verde or Latvia?

Latvia, at 76.19 years against 76.06 years in Cape Verde as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Latvia?

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.

Cape Verde vs Latvia: Life expectancy at birth

Cape Verde

76.06 years

in 2023

Latvia

76.19 years

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

109th

Latvia rank

106th

Life expectancy at birth over time

Cape Verde
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 76.19 years against 76.06 years in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.13 years.

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

Cape Verde ranks 109th and Latvia ranks 106th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	46.69 years	66.98 years	20.3 years	Latvia
1960s	52.47 years	70.66 years	18.19 years	Latvia
1970s	58.69 years	69.76 years	11.07 years	Latvia
1980s	62.2 years	69.95 years	7.75 years	Latvia
1990s	65.07 years	68.12 years	3.05 years	Latvia
2000s	70.46 years	70.85 years	0.3928 years	Latvia
2010s	73.94 years	74.4 years	0.4558 years	Latvia
2020s	75.05 years	74.93 years	0.122 years	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Cape Verde or Latvia?: Latvia, at 76.19 years against 76.06 years in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Cape Verde and Latvia?: 0.13 years, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Latvia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Latvia rank globally for life expectancy at birth?: Cape Verde ranks 109th and Latvia ranks 106th 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.