What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia?

0.25 years, with Liberia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia?

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Liberia: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)

Democratic Republic of Congo

62.07 years

in 2024

Liberia

62.32 years

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

206th

Liberia rank

203rd

Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 62.32 years against 62.07 years in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.25 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 206th and Liberia ranks 203rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	41.29 years	38.76 years	2.53 years	Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s	44.31 years	42.2 years	2.12 years	Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s	46.69 years	44.29 years	2.4 years	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	49.63 years	44.8 years	4.82 years	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	53.76 years	55.82 years	2.06 years	Liberia
2010s	58.41 years	60.06 years	1.65 years	Liberia
2020s	61.08 years	61.77 years	0.6868 years	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Democratic Republic of Congo or Liberia?: Liberia, at 62.32 years against 62.07 years in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia?: 0.25 years, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 206th and Liberia ranks 203rd 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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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: 266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 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.