Lesotho vs Somalia: Life expectancy at birth, male
Lesotho
55.03 years
in 2024
Somalia
56.49 years
in 2024
Lesotho rank
214th
Somalia rank
212th
Life expectancy at birth, male over time
- Lesotho
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 56.49 years against 55.03 years in Lesotho, a difference of 1.46 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 214th and Somalia ranks 212th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.71 years | 43.05 years | 3.66 years | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 49.66 years | 44.41 years | 5.25 years | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 54.62 years | 45.72 years | 8.9 years | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 52.5 years | 43.39 years | 9.11 years | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 42.92 years | 49.47 years | 6.55 years | Somalia |
| 2010s | 48.56 years | 49.44 years | 0.882 years | Somalia |
| 2020s | 53.56 years | 54.69 years | 1.12 years | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Lesotho or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 56.49 years against 55.03 years in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Lesotho and Somalia?
- 1.46 years, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Somalia rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Lesotho ranks 214th and Somalia ranks 212th of 217 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.