Bahrain vs Chile: Life expectancy

Bahrain
81.28 years
in 2023
Chile
81.17 years
in 2023
Bahrain rank
47th
Chile rank
48th

Life expectancy over time

  • Bahrain
  • Chile
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How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 81.28 years against 81.17 years in Chile, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chile ahead.

Bahrain ranks 47th and Chile ranks 48th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 4 and Chile in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Chile Difference Ahead
1950s 42.89 years 54.88 years 11.98 years Chile
1960s 57.4 years 59.44 years 2.05 years Chile
1970s 67.7 years 65.62 years 2.07 years Bahrain
1980s 71.83 years 71.38 years 0.4558 years Bahrain
1990s 73.35 years 75.15 years 1.8 years Chile
2000s 76.12 years 78.2 years 2.08 years Chile
2010s 79.96 years 79.86 years 0.0989 years Bahrain
2020s 79.76 years 79.64 years 0.1183 years Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Bahrain or Chile?
Bahrain, at 81.28 years against 81.17 years in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Bahrain and Chile?
0.11 years, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Chile?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bahrain and Chile rank globally for life expectancy?
Bahrain ranks 47th and Chile ranks 48th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed

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.