Ecuador vs Sri Lanka: Life expectancy at birth, total

Ecuador
77.58 years
in 2024
Sri Lanka
77.67 years
in 2024
Ecuador rank
79th
Sri Lanka rank
78th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Ecuador
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 77.67 years against 77.58 years in Ecuador, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Ecuador ranks 79th and Sri Lanka ranks 78th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 56.06 years 62.53 years 6.47 years Sri Lanka
1970s 60.87 years 65.49 years 4.62 years Sri Lanka
1980s 65.45 years 68.57 years 3.12 years Sri Lanka
1990s 70.69 years 69.83 years 0.8613 years Ecuador
2000s 73.71 years 71.75 years 1.96 years Ecuador
2010s 76.09 years 75.72 years 0.3655 years Ecuador
2020s 75.26 years 77.13 years 1.87 years Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Ecuador or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 77.67 years against 77.58 years in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
0.09 years, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Sri Lanka rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Ecuador ranks 79th and Sri Lanka ranks 78th of 217 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
265 places, 17,191 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.