What is the difference in life expectancy between Central African Republic and Somalia?

1.41 years, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Somalia: Life expectancy

Central African Republic

57.41 years

in 2023

Somalia

58.82 years

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

233rd

Somalia rank

231st

Life expectancy over time

Central African Republic
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 58.82 years against 57.41 years in Central African Republic, a difference of 1.41 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 233rd and Somalia ranks 231st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	37.25 years	42.4 years	5.15 years	Somalia
1960s	41.99 years	44.5 years	2.51 years	Somalia
1970s	47.52 years	45.86 years	1.66 years	Central African Republic
1980s	50.24 years	47.64 years	2.6 years	Central African Republic
1990s	48.31 years	45.1 years	3.21 years	Central African Republic
2000s	44.59 years	51.01 years	6.41 years	Somalia
2010s	47.01 years	51.35 years	4.34 years	Somalia
2020s	41.78 years	56.39 years	14.61 years	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Central African Republic or Somalia?: Somalia, at 58.82 years against 57.41 years in Central African Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Central African Republic and Somalia?: 1.41 years, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Somalia rank globally for life expectancy?: Central African Republic ranks 233rd and Somalia ranks 231st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.