Sao Tome and Principe vs Timor-Leste: Life expectancy at birth, male

Sao Tome and Principe
66.41 years
in 2024
Timor-Leste
66.27 years
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
163rd
Timor-Leste rank
165th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Timor-Leste
203040506070196019922024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 66.41 years against 66.27 years in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.14 years.

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

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd and Timor-Leste ranks 165th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 5 and Timor-Leste in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1960s 48.52 years 33.1 years 15.42 years Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 56.05 years 28.47 years 27.59 years Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 57.89 years 29.37 years 28.52 years Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 58.73 years 45.44 years 13.3 years Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 60.38 years 59.39 years 0.9955 years Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 62.96 years 63.55 years 0.5905 years Timor-Leste
2020s 65.53 years 65.56 years 0.0248 years Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Sao Tome and Principe or Timor-Leste?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 66.41 years against 66.27 years in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste?
0.14 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd and Timor-Leste ranks 165th 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.