Angola vs Congo: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)
Angola
64.81 years
in 2024
Congo
66 years
in 2024
Angola rank
192nd
Congo rank
189th
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) 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 192nd and Congo ranks 189th of 218 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 192nd and Congo ranks 189th of 218 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
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.