Which has higher life expectancy, Libya or Yemen?

Libya, at 69.34 years against 69.3 years in Yemen as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Yemen?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Libya vs Yemen: Life expectancy

Libya

69.34 years

in 2023

Yemen

69.3 years

in 2023

Libya rank

174th

Yemen rank

175th

Life expectancy over time

Libya
Yemen

How they compare

Libya currently reports 69.34 years against 69.3 years in Yemen, a difference of 0.04 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 174th and Yemen ranks 175th of 236 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1950s	35.46 years	30.74 years	4.72 years	Libya
1960s	48.21 years	35.61 years	12.61 years	Libya
1970s	60.84 years	45.05 years	15.79 years	Libya
1980s	66.98 years	54.46 years	12.52 years	Libya
1990s	70.3 years	60.29 years	10.01 years	Libya
2000s	71.31 years	65 years	6.3 years	Libya
2010s	72.02 years	67.16 years	4.86 years	Libya
2020s	72.06 years	67.43 years	4.64 years	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Libya or Yemen?: Libya, at 69.34 years against 69.3 years in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Libya and Yemen?: 0.04 years, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Yemen?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Libya and Yemen rank globally for life expectancy?: Libya ranks 174th and Yemen ranks 175th 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: 07 August 2026

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.