Guatemala vs Honduras: Life expectancy at birth, total
Guatemala
72.75 years
in 2024
Honduras
73.04 years
in 2024
Guatemala rank
128th
Honduras rank
125th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Guatemala
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 73.04 years against 72.75 years in Guatemala, a difference of 0.29 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Honduras ahead.
Guatemala ranks 128th and Honduras ranks 125th of 217 countries.
Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.98 years | 50.46 years | 3.49 years | Honduras |
| 1970s | 52.51 years | 56.56 years | 4.05 years | Honduras |
| 1980s | 58.03 years | 62.85 years | 4.82 years | Honduras |
| 1990s | 63.72 years | 66.14 years | 2.42 years | Honduras |
| 2000s | 68.42 years | 69.1 years | 0.6765 years | Honduras |
| 2010s | 70.96 years | 71.1 years | 0.1415 years | Honduras |
| 2020s | 70.88 years | 71.8 years | 0.9232 years | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Guatemala or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 73.04 years against 72.75 years in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Guatemala and Honduras?
- 0.29 years, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Honduras?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Honduras rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Guatemala ranks 128th and Honduras ranks 125th 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.