Gabon vs East Timor: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)

Gabon
68.51 years
in 2024
East Timor
67.9 years
in 2024
Gabon rank
166th
East Timor rank
169th

Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time

  • Gabon
  • East Timor
203040506070196019922024

How they compare

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

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

Gabon ranks 166th and East Timor ranks 169th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon East Timor 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 East Timor?
Gabon, at 68.51 years against 67.9 years in East Timor as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Gabon and East Timor?
0.61 years, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and East Timor?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Gabon and East Timor rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Gabon ranks 166th and East Timor ranks 169th 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

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
266 places, 17,256 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.