Libya vs Palau: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Libya
69.34 years
in 2023
Palau
69.27 years
in 2023
Libya rank
174th
Palau rank
176th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Libya
- Palau
How they compare
Libya currently reports 69.34 years against 69.27 years in Palau, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palau ahead.
Libya ranks 174th and Palau ranks 176th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 6 and Palau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.46 years | 53.61 years | 18.15 years | Palau |
| 1960s | 48.21 years | 55.95 years | 7.74 years | Palau |
| 1970s | 60.84 years | 59.71 years | 1.13 years | Libya |
| 1980s | 66.98 years | 62.53 years | 4.45 years | Libya |
| 1990s | 70.3 years | 63.32 years | 6.97 years | Libya |
| 2000s | 71.31 years | 66.12 years | 5.19 years | Libya |
| 2010s | 72.02 years | 68.9 years | 3.12 years | Libya |
| 2020s | 72.06 years | 68.86 years | 3.2 years | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Libya or Palau?
- Libya, at 69.34 years against 69.27 years in Palau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Libya and Palau?
- 0.07 years, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Palau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Palau rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Libya ranks 174th and Palau ranks 176th 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.