Nepal vs Turkmenistan: Life expectancy at birth, total

Nepal
70.64 years
in 2024
Turkmenistan
70.2 years
in 2024
Nepal rank
150th
Turkmenistan rank
153rd

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Nepal
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 70.64 years against 70.2 years in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.44 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Nepal ranks 150th and Turkmenistan ranks 153rd of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1960s 40.53 years 53.85 years 13.32 years Turkmenistan
1970s 45.33 years 57.27 years 11.93 years Turkmenistan
1980s 50.81 years 62.41 years 11.6 years Turkmenistan
1990s 58.71 years 63.77 years 5.06 years Turkmenistan
2000s 64.88 years 66.34 years 1.46 years Turkmenistan
2010s 67.96 years 69.05 years 1.09 years Turkmenistan
2020s 69.71 years 69.68 years 0.0364 years Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Nepal or Turkmenistan?
Nepal, at 70.64 years against 70.2 years in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Nepal and Turkmenistan?
0.44 years, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Turkmenistan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Nepal and Turkmenistan rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Nepal ranks 150th and Turkmenistan ranks 153rd 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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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
265 places, 17,191 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.