Bangladesh vs Nicaragua: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Bangladesh
74.67 years
in 2023
Nicaragua
74.95 years
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
124th
Nicaragua rank
122nd
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Bangladesh
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 74.95 years against 74.67 years in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.28 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 124th and Nicaragua ranks 122nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.63 years | 43.32 years | 2.69 years | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 46.59 years | 50.08 years | 3.48 years | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 47.47 years | 53.88 years | 6.41 years | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 53.93 years | 58.09 years | 4.16 years | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 57.94 years | 64.37 years | 6.43 years | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 65.03 years | 69.5 years | 4.48 years | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 70.3 years | 72.87 years | 2.57 years | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 72.87 years | 72.66 years | 0.2021 years | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Bangladesh or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 74.95 years against 74.67 years in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Bangladesh and Nicaragua?
- 0.28 years, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nicaragua?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Nicaragua rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Bangladesh ranks 124th and Nicaragua ranks 122nd 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.