Benin vs Burkina Faso: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Benin
60.77 years
in 2023
Burkina Faso
61.09 years
in 2023
Benin rank
228th
Burkina Faso rank
227th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 61.09 years against 60.77 years in Benin, a difference of 0.32 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 228th and Burkina Faso ranks 227th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 7 and Burkina Faso in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.83 years | 34.35 years | 2.48 years | Benin |
| 1960s | 40.7 years | 37.57 years | 3.13 years | Benin |
| 1970s | 45.18 years | 42.31 years | 2.87 years | Benin |
| 1980s | 49.89 years | 48.28 years | 1.61 years | Benin |
| 1990s | 54.97 years | 49.63 years | 5.34 years | Benin |
| 2000s | 57.48 years | 53.04 years | 4.44 years | Benin |
| 2010s | 59.08 years | 58.47 years | 0.6089 years | Benin |
| 2020s | 60.25 years | 60.57 years | 0.3197 years | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 61.09 years against 60.77 years in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 0.32 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Benin ranks 228th and Burkina Faso ranks 227th 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.