Ghana vs Palestine, State of: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Ghana
65.5 years
in 2023
Palestine, State of
65.17 years
in 2023
Ghana rank
207th
Palestine, State of rank
208th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Ghana
- Palestine, State of
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 65.5 years against 65.17 years in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.33 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine, State of ahead.
Ghana ranks 207th 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 | Ghana | Palestine, State of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.06 years | 47.15 years | 2.09 years | Palestine, State of |
| 1960s | 47.53 years | 51.67 years | 4.14 years | Palestine, State of |
| 1970s | 49.2 years | 58.4 years | 9.2 years | Palestine, State of |
| 1980s | 52.7 years | 64.85 years | 12.15 years | Palestine, State of |
| 1990s | 56.59 years | 69.38 years | 12.79 years | Palestine, State of |
| 2000s | 59.5 years | 71.34 years | 11.84 years | Palestine, State of |
| 2010s | 62.93 years | 74.34 years | 11.41 years | Palestine, State of |
| 2020s | 64.83 years | 72.68 years | 7.85 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, Ghana or Palestine, State of?
- Ghana, at 65.5 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 Ghana and Palestine, State of?
- 0.33 years, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Palestine, State of?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Palestine, State of rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Ghana ranks 207th 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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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.