Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Life expectancy at birth, male

Equatorial Guinea
62.22 years
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
61.82 years
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
193rd
Guinea-Bissau rank
196th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 62.22 years against 61.82 years in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.4 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 193rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 196th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1960s 39.73 years 33.56 years 6.16 years Equatorial Guinea
1970s 36.33 years 37.85 years 1.52 years Guinea-Bissau
1980s 47.69 years 43.23 years 4.46 years Equatorial Guinea
1990s 50.37 years 45.62 years 4.75 years Equatorial Guinea
2000s 54.22 years 51.07 years 3.15 years Equatorial Guinea
2010s 58.87 years 57.53 years 1.35 years Equatorial Guinea
2020s 61.42 years 60.57 years 0.8502 years Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Equatorial Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?
Equatorial Guinea, at 62.22 years against 61.82 years in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
0.4 years, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 193rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 196th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.