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
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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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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

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.