Botswana vs Senegal: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Botswana
69.16 years
in 2023
Senegal
68.68 years
in 2023
Botswana rank
177th
Senegal rank
179th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Botswana
- Senegal
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 69.16 years against 68.68 years in Senegal, a difference of 0.48 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 177th and Senegal ranks 179th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.3 years | 38.22 years | 10.08 years | Botswana |
| 1960s | 53.59 years | 39.88 years | 13.71 years | Botswana |
| 1970s | 59.25 years | 43.79 years | 15.46 years | Botswana |
| 1980s | 62.9 years | 52.24 years | 10.65 years | Botswana |
| 1990s | 55.85 years | 57.18 years | 1.32 years | Senegal |
| 2000s | 54.55 years | 60.69 years | 6.14 years | Senegal |
| 2010s | 62.91 years | 66.12 years | 3.21 years | Senegal |
| 2020s | 67.21 years | 67.71 years | 0.4947 years | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Botswana or Senegal?
- Botswana, at 69.16 years against 68.68 years in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Botswana and Senegal?
- 0.48 years, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Senegal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Senegal rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Botswana ranks 177th and Senegal ranks 179th 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.