How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Palestine, State of?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Congo vs Palestine, State of: Life expectancy for people of different ages

Congo

65.77 years

in 2023

Palestine, State of

65.17 years

in 2023

Congo rank

206th

Palestine, State of rank

208th

Life expectancy for people of different ages over time

Congo
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Congo currently reports 65.77 years against 65.17 years in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.6 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine, State of ahead.

Congo ranks 206th and Palestine, State of ranks 208th of 236 countries.

Palestine, State of has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
1950s	43.11 years	47.15 years	4.04 years	Palestine, State of
1960s	50.53 years	51.67 years	1.15 years	Palestine, State of
1970s	55.16 years	58.4 years	3.24 years	Palestine, State of
1980s	57.37 years	64.85 years	7.48 years	Palestine, State of
1990s	54.83 years	69.38 years	14.56 years	Palestine, State of
2000s	58.3 years	71.34 years	13.04 years	Palestine, State of
2010s	63.24 years	74.34 years	11.1 years	Palestine, State of
2020s	64.84 years	72.68 years	7.84 years	Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Congo or Palestine, State of?: Congo, at 65.77 years against 65.17 years in Palestine, State of as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Congo and Palestine, State of?: 0.6 years, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Palestine, State of?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo and Palestine, State of rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?: Congo ranks 206th and Palestine, State of ranks 208th 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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Indicator: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.