Rwanda vs Timor-Leste: Life expectancy at birth, total
Rwanda
68.02 years
in 2024
Timor-Leste
67.9 years
in 2024
Rwanda rank
167th
Timor-Leste rank
168th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Rwanda
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 68.02 years against 67.9 years in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.12 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 167th and Timor-Leste ranks 168th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 4 and Timor-Leste in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.39 years | 34.48 years | 12.9 years | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 46.12 years | 31.13 years | 14.99 years | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 50.52 years | 34.68 years | 15.84 years | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 40.83 years | 46.99 years | 6.16 years | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 55.49 years | 60.89 years | 5.4 years | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 65.05 years | 65.13 years | 0.0801 years | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 67.43 years | 67.22 years | 0.2108 years | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Rwanda or Timor-Leste?
- Rwanda, at 68.02 years against 67.9 years in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Rwanda and Timor-Leste?
- 0.12 years, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Timor-Leste?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Timor-Leste rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Rwanda ranks 167th and Timor-Leste ranks 168th 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.