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

Gabon
68.51 years
in 2024
Timor-Leste
67.9 years
in 2024
Gabon rank
165th
Timor-Leste rank
168th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Gabon
  • Timor-Leste
203040506070196019922024

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 68.51 years against 67.9 years in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.61 years.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 165th and Timor-Leste ranks 168th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1960s 49.34 years 34.48 years 14.86 years Gabon
1970s 55.13 years 31.13 years 24 years Gabon
1980s 59.4 years 34.68 years 24.72 years Gabon
1990s 61.2 years 46.99 years 14.21 years Gabon
2000s 62.94 years 60.89 years 2.05 years Gabon
2010s 66.12 years 65.13 years 0.9845 years Gabon
2020s 67.74 years 67.22 years 0.5254 years Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Gabon or Timor-Leste?
Gabon, at 68.51 years against 67.9 years in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Gabon and Timor-Leste?
0.61 years, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Timor-Leste?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Timor-Leste rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Gabon ranks 165th 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.