Barbados vs Cape Verde: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)
Barbados
76.33 years
in 2024
Cape Verde
76.22 years
in 2024
Barbados rank
97th
Cape Verde rank
99th
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time
- Barbados
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 76.33 years against 76.22 years in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 97th and Cape Verde ranks 99th of 218 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.73 years | 52.47 years | 14.26 years | Barbados |
| 1970s | 69.82 years | 58.69 years | 11.12 years | Barbados |
| 1980s | 73.11 years | 62.2 years | 10.91 years | Barbados |
| 1990s | 73.91 years | 65.07 years | 8.84 years | Barbados |
| 2000s | 75.02 years | 70.46 years | 4.56 years | Barbados |
| 2010s | 75.99 years | 73.94 years | 2.05 years | Barbados |
| 2020s | 76.28 years | 75.29 years | 0.9962 years | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Barbados or Cape Verde?
- Barbados, at 76.33 years against 76.22 years in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Barbados and Cape Verde?
- 0.11 years, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cape Verde?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Cape Verde rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Barbados ranks 97th and Cape Verde ranks 99th 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.