Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Chad or Lesotho?

Lesotho, at 57.8 years against 55.24 years in Chad as of 2024.

What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Chad and Lesotho?

2.56 years, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Lesotho?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Chad vs Lesotho: Life expectancy at birth, total

Chad

55.24 years

in 2024

Lesotho

57.8 years

in 2024

Chad rank

214th

Lesotho rank

211th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

Chad
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 57.8 years against 55.24 years in Chad, a difference of 2.56 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.

Chad ranks 214th and Lesotho ranks 211th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1960s	40.05 years	50.44 years	10.39 years	Lesotho
1970s	42.37 years	53.41 years	11.03 years	Lesotho
1980s	44.68 years	58.65 years	13.97 years	Lesotho
1990s	47.1 years	56 years	8.9 years	Lesotho
2000s	48.8 years	45.07 years	3.74 years	Chad
2010s	51.37 years	51 years	0.3686 years	Chad
2020s	54.21 years	56.27 years	2.05 years	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Chad or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 57.8 years against 55.24 years in Chad as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Chad and Lesotho?: 2.56 years, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Lesotho?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Chad and Lesotho rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?: Chad ranks 214th and Lesotho ranks 211th of 215 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

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: 264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.