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
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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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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
Last refreshed

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.