Benin vs Guinea: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Benin
60.77 years
in 2023
Guinea
60.74 years
in 2023
Benin rank
228th
Guinea rank
229th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Benin
- Guinea
How they compare
Benin currently reports 60.77 years against 60.74 years in Guinea, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.
Benin ranks 228th and Guinea ranks 229th of 236 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.83 years | 35.97 years | 0.8651 years | Benin |
| 1960s | 40.7 years | 37.62 years | 3.08 years | Benin |
| 1970s | 45.18 years | 40.55 years | 4.63 years | Benin |
| 1980s | 49.89 years | 44.96 years | 4.93 years | Benin |
| 1990s | 54.97 years | 49.64 years | 5.33 years | Benin |
| 2000s | 57.48 years | 54.21 years | 3.27 years | Benin |
| 2010s | 59.08 years | 57.89 years | 1.19 years | Benin |
| 2020s | 60.25 years | 59.97 years | 0.2796 years | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Benin or Guinea?
- Benin, at 60.77 years against 60.74 years in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Benin and Guinea?
- 0.03 years, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Guinea rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Benin ranks 228th and Guinea ranks 229th 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.