Djibouti vs Gambia: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Djibouti
65.99 years
in 2023
Gambia
65.86 years
in 2023
Djibouti rank
204th
Gambia rank
205th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Djibouti
- Gambia
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 65.99 years against 65.86 years in Gambia, a difference of 0.13 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 204th and Gambia ranks 205th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 6 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.9 years | 32.44 years | 9.46 years | Djibouti |
| 1960s | 45.11 years | 36.82 years | 8.29 years | Djibouti |
| 1970s | 49.57 years | 41.94 years | 7.63 years | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 53.83 years | 47.73 years | 6.09 years | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 55.81 years | 53.94 years | 1.88 years | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 58.52 years | 58.89 years | 0.3632 years | Gambia |
| 2010s | 62.67 years | 62.8 years | 0.1277 years | Gambia |
| 2020s | 64.89 years | 64.75 years | 0.143 years | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Djibouti or Gambia?
- Djibouti, at 65.99 years against 65.86 years in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Djibouti and Gambia?
- 0.13 years, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Gambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Gambia rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Djibouti ranks 204th and Gambia ranks 205th 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.