Comoros vs Zambia: Life expectancy
Comoros
66.78 years
in 2023
Zambia
66.35 years
in 2023
Comoros rank
197th
Zambia rank
199th
Life expectancy over time
- Comoros
- Zambia
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 66.78 years against 66.35 years in Zambia, a difference of 0.43 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Comoros ranks 197th and Zambia ranks 199th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 38.55 years | 48.54 years | 9.99 years | Zambia |
| 1960s | 42.59 years | 51.84 years | 9.26 years | Zambia |
| 1970s | 47.67 years | 55.25 years | 7.58 years | Zambia |
| 1980s | 52.94 years | 52.35 years | 0.5838 years | Comoros |
| 1990s | 57.41 years | 46.48 years | 10.93 years | Comoros |
| 2000s | 60.69 years | 51.14 years | 9.55 years | Comoros |
| 2010s | 64.28 years | 60.15 years | 4.13 years | Comoros |
| 2020s | 66.05 years | 64.34 years | 1.72 years | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Comoros or Zambia?
- Comoros, at 66.78 years against 66.35 years in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Comoros and Zambia?
- 0.43 years, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and Zambia rank globally for life expectancy?
- Comoros ranks 197th and Zambia ranks 199th 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.