Equatorial Guinea vs Madagascar: Life expectancy at birth, total

Equatorial Guinea
63.91 years
in 2024
Madagascar
63.84 years
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
195th
Madagascar rank
196th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 63.91 years against 63.84 years in Madagascar, a difference of 0.07 years.

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

Equatorial Guinea ranks 195th and Madagascar ranks 196th of 217 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 42.52 years 45.31 years 2.79 years Madagascar
1970s 39.41 years 49.23 years 9.81 years Madagascar
1980s 50.27 years 50.55 years 0.2804 years Madagascar
1990s 52 years 54.63 years 2.63 years Madagascar
2000s 55.59 years 60.33 years 4.74 years Madagascar
2010s 60.39 years 63.21 years 2.82 years Madagascar
2020s 63.11 years 63.15 years 0.0402 years Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Equatorial Guinea or Madagascar?
Equatorial Guinea, at 63.91 years against 63.84 years in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar?
0.07 years, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 195th and Madagascar ranks 196th 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
264 places, 17,126 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.