Rwanda vs Timor-Leste: Life expectancy at birth, male

Rwanda
65.71 years
in 2024
Timor-Leste
66.27 years
in 2024
Rwanda rank
166th
Timor-Leste rank
164th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Rwanda
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 66.27 years against 65.71 years in Rwanda, a difference of 0.56 years.

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

Rwanda ranks 166th and Timor-Leste ranks 164th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 3 and Timor-Leste in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1960s 46.77 years 33.1 years 13.67 years Rwanda
1970s 45.64 years 28.47 years 17.17 years Rwanda
1980s 49.14 years 29.37 years 19.77 years Rwanda
1990s 38.73 years 45.44 years 6.7 years Timor-Leste
2000s 53.82 years 59.39 years 5.57 years Timor-Leste
2010s 62.91 years 63.55 years 0.6455 years Timor-Leste
2020s 65.13 years 65.56 years 0.423 years Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Rwanda or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 66.27 years against 65.71 years in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Rwanda and Timor-Leste?
0.56 years, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Timor-Leste?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Timor-Leste rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Rwanda ranks 166th and Timor-Leste ranks 164th 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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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
265 places, 17,191 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.