Botswana vs Sao Tome and Principe: Life expectancy at birth, total
Botswana
69.29 years
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
69.91 years
in 2024
Botswana rank
159th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
156th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Botswana
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 69.91 years against 69.29 years in Botswana, a difference of 0.62 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 159th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 156th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.59 years | 50.05 years | 3.54 years | Botswana |
| 1970s | 59.25 years | 58.16 years | 1.09 years | Botswana |
| 1980s | 62.9 years | 59.68 years | 3.21 years | Botswana |
| 1990s | 55.85 years | 60.69 years | 4.83 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 54.55 years | 62.52 years | 7.97 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 62.91 years | 65.82 years | 2.91 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 67.63 years | 68.97 years | 1.34 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Botswana or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 69.91 years against 69.29 years in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Botswana and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.62 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Botswana ranks 159th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 156th 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.