Angola vs Guinea-Bissau: Life expectancy at birth, total

Angola
64.81 years
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
64.25 years
in 2024
Angola rank
191st
Guinea-Bissau rank
193rd

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Angola
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Angola currently reports 64.81 years against 64.25 years in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.56 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 191st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 193rd of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 4 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1960s 38.03 years 36.68 years 1.35 years Angola
1970s 40.87 years 40.53 years 0.3383 years Angola
1980s 42.11 years 45.09 years 2.98 years Guinea-Bissau
1990s 44.42 years 47.92 years 3.5 years Guinea-Bissau
2000s 51.35 years 53.17 years 1.82 years Guinea-Bissau
2010s 60.48 years 59.69 years 0.787 years Angola
2020s 63.95 years 62.99 years 0.9604 years Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Angola or Guinea-Bissau?
Angola, at 64.81 years against 64.25 years in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Angola and Guinea-Bissau?
0.56 years, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Guinea-Bissau?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Angola and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Angola ranks 191st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 193rd of 217 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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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
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.