Cambodia vs Indonesia: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Cambodia
70.67 years
in 2023
Indonesia
71.15 years
in 2023
Cambodia rank
165th
Indonesia rank
163rd
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Cambodia
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 71.15 years against 70.67 years in Cambodia, a difference of 0.48 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Indonesia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 165th and Indonesia ranks 163rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and Indonesia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.13 years | 43.22 years | 3.09 years | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 44.16 years | 48.75 years | 4.59 years | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 28.3 years | 55.71 years | 27.42 years | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 50.9 years | 60.92 years | 10.02 years | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 56.59 years | 64.95 years | 8.35 years | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 63.44 years | 67.19 years | 3.76 years | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 69.04 years | 69.38 years | 0.3426 years | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 70.14 years | 69.58 years | 0.5542 years | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Cambodia or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 71.15 years against 70.67 years in Cambodia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Cambodia and Indonesia?
- 0.48 years, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Indonesia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cambodia and Indonesia rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Cambodia ranks 165th and Indonesia ranks 163rd 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.