Guyana vs Nepal: Life expectancy
Guyana
70.18 years
in 2023
Nepal
70.35 years
in 2023
Guyana rank
168th
Nepal rank
167th
Life expectancy over time
- Guyana
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 70.35 years against 70.18 years in Guyana, a difference of 0.17 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 168th and Nepal ranks 167th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 5 and Nepal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.52 years | 37.86 years | 15.66 years | Guyana |
| 1960s | 58.88 years | 40.53 years | 18.35 years | Guyana |
| 1970s | 60.34 years | 45.33 years | 15.01 years | Guyana |
| 1980s | 61.36 years | 50.81 years | 10.55 years | Guyana |
| 1990s | 62.9 years | 58.71 years | 4.19 years | Guyana |
| 2000s | 64.74 years | 64.88 years | 0.1366 years | Nepal |
| 2010s | 67.54 years | 67.96 years | 0.4174 years | Nepal |
| 2020s | 68.04 years | 69.48 years | 1.45 years | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Guyana or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 70.35 years against 70.18 years in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Guyana and Nepal?
- 0.17 years, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Nepal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Nepal rank globally for life expectancy?
- Guyana ranks 168th and Nepal ranks 167th 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.