Congo vs Ghana: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Congo
65.77 years
in 2023
Ghana
65.5 years
in 2023
Congo rank
206th
Ghana rank
207th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Congo
- Ghana
How they compare
Congo currently reports 65.77 years against 65.5 years in Ghana, a difference of 0.27 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.
Congo ranks 206th and Ghana ranks 207th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Ghana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.11 years | 45.06 years | 1.95 years | Ghana |
| 1960s | 50.53 years | 47.53 years | 3 years | Congo |
| 1970s | 55.16 years | 49.2 years | 5.96 years | Congo |
| 1980s | 57.37 years | 52.7 years | 4.67 years | Congo |
| 1990s | 54.83 years | 56.59 years | 1.76 years | Ghana |
| 2000s | 58.3 years | 59.5 years | 1.2 years | Ghana |
| 2010s | 63.24 years | 62.93 years | 0.3139 years | Congo |
| 2020s | 64.84 years | 64.83 years | 0.004 years | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Congo or Ghana?
- Congo, at 65.77 years against 65.5 years in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Congo and Ghana?
- 0.27 years, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ghana?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Ghana rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Congo ranks 206th and Ghana ranks 207th 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.