Ethiopia vs Timor-Leste: Life expectancy at birth, total

Ethiopia
67.6 years
in 2024
Timor-Leste
67.9 years
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
170th
Timor-Leste rank
168th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Timor-Leste
203040506070196019922024

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 67.9 years against 67.6 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.3 years.

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

Ethiopia ranks 170th and Timor-Leste ranks 168th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Timor-Leste in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1960s 40.95 years 34.48 years 6.47 years Ethiopia
1970s 41.11 years 31.13 years 9.98 years Ethiopia
1980s 41.57 years 34.68 years 6.9 years Ethiopia
1990s 48 years 46.99 years 1.01 years Ethiopia
2000s 54.38 years 60.89 years 6.51 years Timor-Leste
2010s 63.04 years 65.13 years 2.1 years Timor-Leste
2020s 66.62 years 67.22 years 0.593 years Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Ethiopia or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 67.9 years against 67.6 years in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Ethiopia and Timor-Leste?
0.3 years, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Timor-Leste?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Timor-Leste rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Ethiopia ranks 170th and Timor-Leste ranks 168th 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.