Eritrea vs Gabon: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)
Eritrea
68.89 years
in 2024
Gabon
68.51 years
in 2024
Eritrea rank
163rd
Gabon rank
166th
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time
- Eritrea
- Gabon
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 68.89 years against 68.51 years in Gabon, a difference of 0.38 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gabon ahead.
Eritrea ranks 163rd and Gabon ranks 166th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Gabon in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.04 years | 49.34 years | 10.3 years | Gabon |
| 1970s | 41.53 years | 55.13 years | 13.6 years | Gabon |
| 1980s | 43.07 years | 59.4 years | 16.33 years | Gabon |
| 1990s | 52.09 years | 61.2 years | 9.12 years | Gabon |
| 2000s | 60.28 years | 62.94 years | 2.65 years | Gabon |
| 2010s | 65.62 years | 66.12 years | 0.5028 years | Gabon |
| 2020s | 67.85 years | 67.74 years | 0.104 years | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Eritrea or Gabon?
- Eritrea, at 68.89 years against 68.51 years in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Eritrea and Gabon?
- 0.38 years, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Gabon?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Gabon rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Eritrea ranks 163rd and Gabon ranks 166th 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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About this data
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.