Cameroon vs Eswatini: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Cameroon
63.7 years
in 2023
Eswatini
64.12 years
in 2023
Cameroon rank
214th
Eswatini rank
211th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Cameroon
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 64.12 years against 63.7 years in Cameroon, a difference of 0.42 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eswatini ahead.
Cameroon ranks 214th and Eswatini ranks 211th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Eswatini in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.67 years | 44.73 years | 8.06 years | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 42.73 years | 48.34 years | 5.6 years | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 49.58 years | 54.19 years | 4.61 years | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 52.92 years | 60.36 years | 7.44 years | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 53.58 years | 55.45 years | 1.87 years | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 54.82 years | 45.43 years | 9.39 years | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 59.42 years | 54.1 years | 5.32 years | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 62.24 years | 61.31 years | 0.9303 years | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Cameroon or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 64.12 years against 63.7 years in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Cameroon and Eswatini?
- 0.42 years, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Eswatini?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Eswatini rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Cameroon ranks 214th and Eswatini ranks 211th 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.