Which has higher life expectancy, Curacao or French Guiana?

French Guiana, at 76.98 years against 76.8 years in Curacao as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Curacao and French Guiana?

0.18 years, with French Guiana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and French Guiana?

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.

Curacao vs French Guiana: Life expectancy

Curacao

76.8 years

in 2023

French Guiana

76.98 years

in 2023

Curacao rank

96th

French Guiana rank

95th

Life expectancy over time

Curacao
French Guiana

How they compare

French Guiana currently reports 76.98 years against 76.8 years in Curacao, a difference of 0.18 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Curacao ahead.

Curacao ranks 96th and French Guiana ranks 95th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Curacao averaged higher in 6 and French Guiana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Curacao	French Guiana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	62.87 years	50.8 years	12.07 years	Curacao
1960s	66.71 years	59.82 years	6.89 years	Curacao
1970s	69.5 years	64.85 years	4.65 years	Curacao
1980s	71.71 years	69.07 years	2.65 years	Curacao
1990s	72.82 years	71.78 years	1.04 years	Curacao
2000s	73.82 years	74.18 years	0.3573 years	French Guiana
2010s	76.15 years	76.51 years	0.3625 years	French Guiana
2020s	76.43 years	76.37 years	0.0602 years	Curacao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Curacao or French Guiana?: French Guiana, at 76.98 years against 76.8 years in Curacao as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Curacao and French Guiana?: 0.18 years, with French Guiana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and French Guiana?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Curacao and French Guiana rank globally for life expectancy?: Curacao ranks 96th and French Guiana ranks 95th 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.