Ethiopia vs Gambia: Life expectancy at birth, male
Ethiopia
64.36 years
in 2024
Gambia
64.35 years
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
177th
Gambia rank
178th
Life expectancy at birth, male over time
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 64.36 years against 64.35 years in Gambia, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 177th and Gambia ranks 178th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.69 years | 36.05 years | 1.64 years | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 37.86 years | 41.01 years | 3.15 years | Gambia |
| 1980s | 39.22 years | 46.62 years | 7.39 years | Gambia |
| 1990s | 47.01 years | 52.23 years | 5.22 years | Gambia |
| 2000s | 53.11 years | 57.26 years | 4.16 years | Gambia |
| 2010s | 60.48 years | 61.46 years | 0.9744 years | Gambia |
| 2020s | 63.4 years | 63.34 years | 0.067 years | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Ethiopia or Gambia?
- Ethiopia, at 64.36 years against 64.35 years in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Ethiopia and Gambia?
- 0.01 years, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Gambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Gambia rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 177th and Gambia ranks 178th 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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About this data
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.