Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Angola or Congo?

Congo, at 66 years against 64.81 years in Angola as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Congo?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Angola vs Congo: Life expectancy at birth, total

Angola

64.81 years

in 2024

Congo

66 years

in 2024

Angola rank

189th

Congo rank

186th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

Angola
Congo

How they compare

Congo currently reports 66 years against 64.81 years in Angola, a difference of 1.19 years.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Angola ranks 189th and Congo ranks 186th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Congo	Difference	Ahead
1960s	38.03 years	50.53 years	12.5 years	Congo
1970s	40.87 years	55.16 years	14.29 years	Congo
1980s	42.11 years	57.37 years	15.26 years	Congo
1990s	44.42 years	54.83 years	10.41 years	Congo
2000s	51.35 years	58.3 years	6.95 years	Congo
2010s	60.48 years	63.24 years	2.76 years	Congo
2020s	63.95 years	65.07 years	1.12 years	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Angola or Congo?: Congo, at 66 years against 64.81 years in Angola as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Angola and Congo?: 1.19 years, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Congo?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Angola and Congo rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?: Angola ranks 189th and Congo ranks 186th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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, total (years)
Unit: years
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.