Guatemala vs Honduras: Life expectancy at birth, male

Guatemala
70.44 years
in 2024
Honduras
70.49 years
in 2024
Guatemala rank
121st
Honduras rank
120th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
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How they compare

Honduras currently reports 70.49 years against 70.44 years in Guatemala, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Honduras ahead.

Guatemala ranks 121st and Honduras ranks 120th of 218 countries.

Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Honduras Difference Ahead
1960s 46.3 years 48.88 years 2.58 years Honduras
1970s 50.78 years 54.93 years 4.15 years Honduras
1980s 54.99 years 60.81 years 5.82 years Honduras
1990s 60.79 years 64.24 years 3.45 years Honduras
2000s 65.32 years 66.97 years 1.65 years Honduras
2010s 68.35 years 68.75 years 0.3957 years Honduras
2020s 68.27 years 69.24 years 0.9658 years Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Guatemala or Honduras?
Honduras, at 70.49 years against 70.44 years in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Guatemala and Honduras?
0.05 years, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Honduras?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Honduras rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Guatemala ranks 121st and Honduras ranks 120th 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

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.