Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Libya or Nepal?

Libya, at 71.12 years against 70.64 years in Nepal as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Nepal?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Libya vs Nepal: Life expectancy at birth, total

Libya

71.12 years

in 2024

Nepal

70.64 years

in 2024

Libya rank

145th

Nepal rank

148th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

Libya
Nepal

How they compare

Libya currently reports 71.12 years against 70.64 years in Nepal, a difference of 0.48 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 145th and Nepal ranks 148th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	48.21 years	40.53 years	7.68 years	Libya
1970s	60.84 years	45.33 years	15.51 years	Libya
1980s	66.98 years	50.81 years	16.17 years	Libya
1990s	70.3 years	58.71 years	11.59 years	Libya
2000s	71.31 years	64.88 years	6.43 years	Libya
2010s	72.02 years	67.96 years	4.07 years	Libya
2020s	71.87 years	69.71 years	2.16 years	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Libya or Nepal?: Libya, at 71.12 years against 70.64 years in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Libya and Nepal?: 0.48 years, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Nepal?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Libya and Nepal rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?: Libya ranks 145th and Nepal ranks 148th of 215 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: 264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.