Nauru vs Sierra Leone: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)
Nauru
62.28 years
in 2024
Sierra Leone
61.96 years
in 2024
Nauru rank
204th
Sierra Leone rank
207th
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time
- Nauru
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 62.28 years against 61.96 years in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.32 years.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.
Nauru ranks 204th and Sierra Leone ranks 207th of 218 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.25 years | 35.67 years | 22.58 years | Nauru |
| 1970s | 58.32 years | 40.66 years | 17.67 years | Nauru |
| 1980s | 58.65 years | 43.46 years | 15.19 years | Nauru |
| 1990s | 59.73 years | 43.11 years | 16.62 years | Nauru |
| 2000s | 59.5 years | 48.06 years | 11.44 years | Nauru |
| 2010s | 60.81 years | 55.48 years | 5.32 years | Nauru |
| 2020s | 61.84 years | 61 years | 0.8394 years | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Nauru or Sierra Leone?
- Nauru, at 62.28 years against 61.96 years in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Nauru and Sierra Leone?
- 0.32 years, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nauru and Sierra Leone rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Nauru ranks 204th and Sierra Leone ranks 207th 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
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.