Which has higher life expectancy, French Guiana or Türkiye?

Türkiye, at 77.16 years against 76.98 years in French Guiana as of 2023.

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

0.18 years, with Türkiye ahead.

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

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.

French Guiana vs Türkiye: Life expectancy

French Guiana

76.98 years

in 2023

Türkiye

77.16 years

in 2023

French Guiana rank

95th

Türkiye rank

91st

Life expectancy over time

French Guiana
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 77.16 years against 76.98 years in French Guiana, a difference of 0.18 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Guiana ahead.

French Guiana ranks 95th and Türkiye ranks 91st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 7 and Türkiye in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Guiana	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1950s	50.8 years	48.71 years	2.09 years	French Guiana
1960s	59.82 years	53.71 years	6.11 years	French Guiana
1970s	64.85 years	59.35 years	5.5 years	French Guiana
1980s	69.07 years	65.06 years	4.01 years	French Guiana
1990s	71.78 years	69.57 years	2.21 years	French Guiana
2000s	74.18 years	73.34 years	0.8375 years	French Guiana
2010s	76.51 years	76.33 years	0.1789 years	French Guiana
2020s	76.37 years	76.75 years	0.38 years	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, French Guiana or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 77.16 years against 76.98 years in French Guiana as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between French Guiana and Türkiye?: 0.18 years, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Türkiye?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do French Guiana and Türkiye rank globally for life expectancy?: French Guiana ranks 95th and Türkiye ranks 91st 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.