Cote d'Ivoire vs Liberia: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Cote d'Ivoire
61.94 years
in 2023
Liberia
62.16 years
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire rank
223rd
Liberia rank
221st
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 62.16 years against 61.94 years in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.22 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 223rd and Liberia ranks 221st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.57 years | 38.06 years | 4.49 years | Liberia |
| 1960s | 40.3 years | 38.76 years | 1.54 years | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 47.58 years | 42.2 years | 5.39 years | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 52.53 years | 44.29 years | 8.25 years | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 51.94 years | 44.8 years | 7.14 years | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 52.54 years | 55.82 years | 3.28 years | Liberia |
| 2010s | 57.91 years | 60.06 years | 2.14 years | Liberia |
| 2020s | 60.98 years | 61.63 years | 0.6486 years | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Cote d'Ivoire or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 62.16 years against 61.94 years in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Cote d'Ivoire and Liberia?
- 0.22 years, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Liberia rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 223rd and Liberia ranks 221st 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.