Guyana vs Nepal: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Guyana
70.18 years
in 2023
Nepal
70.35 years
in 2023
Guyana rank
168th
Nepal rank
167th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Guyana
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 70.35 years against 70.18 years in Guyana, a difference of 0.17 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 168th and Nepal ranks 167th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 5 and Nepal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.52 years | 37.86 years | 15.66 years | Guyana |
| 1960s | 58.88 years | 40.53 years | 18.35 years | Guyana |
| 1970s | 60.34 years | 45.33 years | 15.01 years | Guyana |
| 1980s | 61.36 years | 50.81 years | 10.55 years | Guyana |
| 1990s | 62.9 years | 58.71 years | 4.19 years | Guyana |
| 2000s | 64.74 years | 64.88 years | 0.1366 years | Nepal |
| 2010s | 67.54 years | 67.96 years | 0.4174 years | Nepal |
| 2020s | 68.04 years | 69.48 years | 1.45 years | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Guyana or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 70.35 years against 70.18 years in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Guyana and Nepal?
- 0.17 years, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Nepal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Nepal rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Guyana ranks 168th and Nepal ranks 167th 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.