Which has higher life expectancy, Indonesia or Western Sahara?

Western Sahara, at 71.39 years against 71.15 years in Indonesia as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Indonesia and Western Sahara?

0.24 years, with Western Sahara ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Western Sahara?

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.

Indonesia vs Western Sahara: Life expectancy

Indonesia

71.15 years

in 2023

Western Sahara

71.39 years

in 2023

Indonesia rank

163rd

Western Sahara rank

160th

Life expectancy over time

Indonesia
Western Sahara

How they compare

Western Sahara currently reports 71.39 years against 71.15 years in Indonesia, a difference of 0.24 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 163rd and Western Sahara ranks 160th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 7 and Western Sahara in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Western Sahara	Difference	Ahead
1950s	43.22 years	36.61 years	6.61 years	Indonesia
1960s	48.75 years	40.41 years	8.34 years	Indonesia
1970s	55.71 years	40.67 years	15.04 years	Indonesia
1980s	60.92 years	47.05 years	13.87 years	Indonesia
1990s	64.95 years	59.97 years	4.98 years	Indonesia
2000s	67.19 years	64.93 years	2.26 years	Indonesia
2010s	69.38 years	69.05 years	0.3383 years	Indonesia
2020s	69.58 years	71.01 years	1.42 years	Western Sahara

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Indonesia or Western Sahara?: Western Sahara, at 71.39 years against 71.15 years in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Indonesia and Western Sahara?: 0.24 years, with Western Sahara ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Western Sahara?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Western Sahara rank globally for life expectancy?: Indonesia ranks 163rd and Western Sahara ranks 160th 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.