Gabon vs Sao Tome and Principe: Life expectancy at birth, male

Gabon
66.06 years
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
66.41 years
in 2024
Gabon rank
166th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
163rd

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Gabon
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 66.41 years against 66.06 years in Gabon, a difference of 0.35 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 166th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 46.76 years 48.52 years 1.75 years Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 52.62 years 56.05 years 3.44 years Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 57.2 years 57.89 years 0.6973 years Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 59.78 years 58.73 years 1.05 years Gabon
2000s 61.39 years 60.38 years 1.01 years Gabon
2010s 64.03 years 62.96 years 1.07 years Gabon
2020s 65.37 years 65.53 years 0.1582 years Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Gabon or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 66.41 years against 66.06 years in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.35 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Gabon ranks 166th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd 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.