Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Timor-Leste or Uganda?

Uganda, at 68.25 years against 67.69 years in Timor-Leste as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Uganda?

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.

Timor-Leste vs Uganda: Life expectancy at birth

Timor-Leste

67.69 years

in 2023

Uganda

68.25 years

in 2023

Timor-Leste rank

186th

Uganda rank

184th

Life expectancy at birth over time

Timor-Leste
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 68.25 years against 67.69 years in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.56 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.

Timor-Leste ranks 186th and Uganda ranks 184th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Timor-Leste averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Timor-Leste	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	30.55 years	42.22 years	11.67 years	Uganda
1960s	34.48 years	47.85 years	13.37 years	Uganda
1970s	31.13 years	46.73 years	15.6 years	Uganda
1980s	34.68 years	45.09 years	10.41 years	Uganda
1990s	46.99 years	47.89 years	0.8948 years	Uganda
2000s	60.89 years	54.35 years	6.54 years	Timor-Leste
2010s	65.13 years	63.34 years	1.8 years	Timor-Leste
2020s	67.04 years	67.2 years	0.153 years	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Timor-Leste or Uganda?: Uganda, at 68.25 years against 67.69 years in Timor-Leste as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Timor-Leste and Uganda?: 0.56 years, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Uganda?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Timor-Leste and Uganda rank globally for life expectancy at birth?: Timor-Leste ranks 186th and Uganda ranks 184th 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.