Libya vs Yemen, Rep.: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Libya
69.34 years
in 2023
Yemen, Rep.
69.3 years
in 2023
Libya rank
174th
Yemen, Rep. rank
175th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Libya
- Yemen, Rep.
How they compare
Libya currently reports 69.34 years against 69.3 years in Yemen, Rep., a difference of 0.04 years.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 174th and Yemen, Rep. ranks 175th of 236 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Yemen, Rep. | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.46 years | 30.74 years | 4.72 years | Libya |
| 1960s | 48.21 years | 35.61 years | 12.61 years | Libya |
| 1970s | 60.84 years | 45.05 years | 15.79 years | Libya |
| 1980s | 66.98 years | 54.46 years | 12.52 years | Libya |
| 1990s | 70.3 years | 60.29 years | 10.01 years | Libya |
| 2000s | 71.31 years | 65 years | 6.3 years | Libya |
| 2010s | 72.02 years | 67.16 years | 4.86 years | Libya |
| 2020s | 72.06 years | 67.43 years | 4.64 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 Yemen, Rep.?
- Libya, at 69.34 years against 69.3 years in Yemen, Rep. as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Libya and Yemen, Rep.?
- 0.04 years, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Yemen, Rep.?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Yemen, Rep. rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Libya ranks 174th and Yemen, Rep. ranks 175th 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.