Botswana vs Laos: Life expectancy
Botswana
69.16 years
in 2023
Laos
68.96 years
in 2023
Botswana rank
177th
Laos rank
178th
Life expectancy over time
- Botswana
- Laos
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 69.16 years against 68.96 years in Laos, a difference of 0.2 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 177th and Laos ranks 178th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.3 years | 40.09 years | 8.21 years | Botswana |
| 1960s | 53.59 years | 42.21 years | 11.37 years | Botswana |
| 1970s | 59.25 years | 45.58 years | 13.67 years | Botswana |
| 1980s | 62.9 years | 51.22 years | 11.68 years | Botswana |
| 1990s | 55.85 years | 56.11 years | 0.2559 years | Laos |
| 2000s | 54.55 years | 60.5 years | 5.95 years | Laos |
| 2010s | 62.91 years | 66.19 years | 3.28 years | Laos |
| 2020s | 67.21 years | 68.46 years | 1.24 years | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Botswana or Laos?
- Botswana, at 69.16 years against 68.96 years in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Botswana and Laos?
- 0.2 years, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Laos?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Laos rank globally for life expectancy?
- Botswana ranks 177th and Laos ranks 178th 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
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.