Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Life expectancy at birth, male
Namibia
63.45 years
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
63.84 years
in 2024
Namibia rank
187th
Papua New Guinea rank
184th
Life expectancy at birth, male over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 63.84 years against 63.45 years in Namibia, a difference of 0.39 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 187th and Papua New Guinea ranks 184th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.38 years | 46.81 years | 2.57 years | Namibia |
| 1970s | 54.62 years | 52.74 years | 1.88 years | Namibia |
| 1980s | 52.99 years | 56.56 years | 3.57 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 55.38 years | 58.69 years | 3.31 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 51.04 years | 60.23 years | 9.19 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 56.48 years | 62.04 years | 5.55 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 60.92 years | 62.98 years | 2.06 years | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 63.84 years against 63.45 years in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.39 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Namibia ranks 187th and Papua New Guinea ranks 184th 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.