Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)
Cameroon
63.97 years
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
63.91 years
in 2024
Cameroon rank
195th
Equatorial Guinea rank
196th
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time
- Cameroon
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 63.97 years against 63.91 years in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 195th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 196th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Equatorial Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.73 years | 42.52 years | 0.2098 years | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 49.58 years | 39.41 years | 10.17 years | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 52.92 years | 50.27 years | 2.65 years | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 53.58 years | 52 years | 1.58 years | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 54.82 years | 55.59 years | 0.768 years | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 59.42 years | 60.39 years | 0.9735 years | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 62.59 years | 63.11 years | 0.525 years | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Cameroon or Equatorial Guinea?
- Cameroon, at 63.97 years against 63.91 years in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.06 years, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Cameroon ranks 195th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 196th 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.