Djibouti vs Ghana: Life expectancy at birth, total

Djibouti
66.2 years
in 2024
Ghana
65.69 years
in 2024
Djibouti rank
187th
Ghana rank
190th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Djibouti
  • Ghana
0204060196019922024

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 66.2 years against 65.69 years in Ghana, a difference of 0.51 years.

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

Djibouti ranks 187th and Ghana ranks 190th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 45.11 years 47.53 years 2.42 years Ghana
1970s 49.57 years 49.2 years 0.3738 years Djibouti
1980s 53.83 years 52.7 years 1.13 years Djibouti
1990s 55.81 years 56.59 years 0.7787 years Ghana
2000s 58.52 years 59.5 years 0.9736 years Ghana
2010s 62.67 years 62.93 years 0.2551 years Ghana
2020s 65.15 years 65.01 years 0.145 years Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Djibouti or Ghana?
Djibouti, at 66.2 years against 65.69 years in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Djibouti and Ghana?
0.51 years, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Ghana?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Djibouti and Ghana rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Djibouti ranks 187th and Ghana ranks 190th 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

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.