Gambia vs Papua New Guinea: Life expectancy at birth, total

Gambia
66.06 years
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
66.26 years
in 2024
Gambia rank
188th
Papua New Guinea rank
186th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Gambia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 66.26 years against 66.06 years in Gambia, a difference of 0.2 years.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 188th and Papua New Guinea ranks 186th of 218 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 36.82 years 48.61 years 11.79 years Papua New Guinea
1970s 41.94 years 54.63 years 12.69 years Papua New Guinea
1980s 47.73 years 58.61 years 10.88 years Papua New Guinea
1990s 53.94 years 60.64 years 6.7 years Papua New Guinea
2000s 58.89 years 61.98 years 3.09 years Papua New Guinea
2010s 62.8 years 64.27 years 1.48 years Papua New Guinea
2020s 65.01 years 65.42 years 0.4112 years Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Gambia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 66.26 years against 66.06 years in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
0.2 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Gambia ranks 188th and Papua New Guinea ranks 186th 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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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.