What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

0.31 years, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

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.

Ethiopia vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Life expectancy at birth

Ethiopia

67.31 years

in 2023

Tanzania, United Republic of

67 years

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

191st

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

194th

Life expectancy at birth over time

Ethiopia
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 67.31 years against 67 years in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.31 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 191st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 194th of 236 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1950s	36.02 years	41.75 years	5.73 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
1960s	40.95 years	44.27 years	3.32 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
1970s	41.11 years	48.67 years	7.56 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s	41.57 years	52.02 years	10.45 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	48 years	51.51 years	3.51 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	54.38 years	57.09 years	2.71 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	63.04 years	63.6 years	0.562 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	66.38 years	66.69 years	0.3163 years	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Ethiopia or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Ethiopia, at 67.31 years against 67 years in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.31 years, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for life expectancy at birth?: Ethiopia ranks 191st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 194th 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.