Ethiopia vs Namibia: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Ethiopia
67.31 years
in 2023
Namibia
67.38 years
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
191st
Namibia rank
188th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Ethiopia
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 67.38 years against 67.31 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 191st and Namibia ranks 188th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.02 years | 44.78 years | 8.76 years | Namibia |
| 1960s | 40.95 years | 51.46 years | 10.52 years | Namibia |
| 1970s | 41.11 years | 57.2 years | 16.09 years | Namibia |
| 1980s | 41.57 years | 58.27 years | 16.7 years | Namibia |
| 1990s | 48 years | 57.88 years | 9.88 years | Namibia |
| 2000s | 54.38 years | 53.09 years | 1.29 years | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 63.04 years | 59.69 years | 3.35 years | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 66.38 years | 64.12 years | 2.25 years | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Ethiopia or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 67.38 years against 67.31 years in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Ethiopia and Namibia?
- 0.07 years, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Namibia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Namibia rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Ethiopia ranks 191st and Namibia ranks 188th 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.