Botswana vs Laos: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)
Botswana
69.29 years
in 2024
Laos
69.22 years
in 2024
Botswana rank
159th
Laos rank
160th
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time
- Botswana
- Laos
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 69.29 years against 69.22 years in Laos, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 159th and Laos ranks 160th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.59 years | 42.21 years | 11.37 years | Botswana |
| 1970s | 59.25 years | 45.58 years | 13.67 years | Botswana |
| 1980s | 62.9 years | 51.22 years | 11.68 years | Botswana |
| 1990s | 55.85 years | 56.11 years | 0.2559 years | Laos |
| 2000s | 54.55 years | 60.5 years | 5.95 years | Laos |
| 2010s | 62.91 years | 66.19 years | 3.28 years | Laos |
| 2020s | 67.63 years | 68.61 years | 0.9798 years | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Botswana or Laos?
- Botswana, at 69.29 years against 69.22 years in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Botswana and Laos?
- 0.07 years, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Laos?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Laos rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Botswana ranks 159th and Laos ranks 160th 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.