Eswatini vs Ghana: Life expectancy at birth, total
Eswatini
64.26 years
in 2024
Ghana
65.69 years
in 2024
Eswatini rank
192nd
Ghana rank
189th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Eswatini
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 65.69 years against 64.26 years in Eswatini, a difference of 1.43 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
Eswatini ranks 192nd and Ghana ranks 189th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.33 years | 47.53 years | 0.8048 years | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 54.19 years | 49.2 years | 4.99 years | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 60.36 years | 52.7 years | 7.66 years | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 55.45 years | 56.59 years | 1.14 years | Ghana |
| 2000s | 45.43 years | 59.5 years | 14.06 years | Ghana |
| 2010s | 54.1 years | 62.93 years | 8.83 years | Ghana |
| 2020s | 61.9 years | 65.01 years | 3.11 years | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Eswatini or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 65.69 years against 64.26 years in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Eswatini and Ghana?
- 1.43 years, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Ghana?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Ghana rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Eswatini ranks 192nd and Ghana ranks 189th 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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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.