Afghanistan vs Djibouti: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Afghanistan
66.03 years
in 2023
Djibouti
65.99 years
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
203rd
Djibouti rank
204th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Afghanistan
- Djibouti
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 66.03 years against 65.99 years in Djibouti, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Djibouti ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 203rd and Djibouti ranks 204th of 236 countries.
Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Djibouti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.16 years | 41.9 years | 11.74 years | Djibouti |
| 1960s | 34.9 years | 45.11 years | 10.22 years | Djibouti |
| 1970s | 39.28 years | 49.57 years | 10.3 years | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 37.98 years | 53.83 years | 15.85 years | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 50.44 years | 55.81 years | 5.38 years | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 57.74 years | 58.52 years | 0.7811 years | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 62.08 years | 62.67 years | 0.5866 years | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 63.38 years | 64.89 years | 1.51 years | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Afghanistan or Djibouti?
- Afghanistan, at 66.03 years against 65.99 years in Djibouti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Afghanistan and Djibouti?
- 0.04 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Djibouti?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Djibouti rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Afghanistan ranks 203rd and Djibouti ranks 204th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.