Which has higher life expectancy, Namibia or Pakistan?

Pakistan, at 67.65 years against 67.38 years in Namibia as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Namibia and Pakistan?

0.27 years, with Pakistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Pakistan?

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.

Namibia vs Pakistan: Life expectancy

Namibia

67.38 years

in 2023

Pakistan

67.65 years

in 2023

Namibia rank

188th

Pakistan rank

187th

Life expectancy over time

Namibia
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 67.65 years against 67.38 years in Namibia, a difference of 0.27 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 188th and Pakistan ranks 187th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	44.78 years	38.99 years	5.79 years	Namibia
1960s	51.46 years	48.25 years	3.21 years	Namibia
1970s	57.2 years	54.21 years	2.99 years	Namibia
1980s	58.27 years	58.72 years	0.4511 years	Pakistan
1990s	57.88 years	60.39 years	2.51 years	Pakistan
2000s	53.09 years	63.07 years	9.98 years	Pakistan
2010s	59.69 years	65.54 years	5.86 years	Pakistan
2020s	64.12 years	66.64 years	2.51 years	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Namibia or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 67.65 years against 67.38 years in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Namibia and Pakistan?: 0.27 years, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Pakistan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Pakistan rank globally for life expectancy?: Namibia ranks 188th and Pakistan ranks 187th 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.