Djibouti vs Papua New Guinea: Life expectancy at birth, by sex

Djibouti
68.51 years
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
69.08 years
in 2023
Djibouti rank
203rd
Papua New Guinea rank
200th

Life expectancy at birth, by sex over time

  • Djibouti
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 69.08 years against 68.51 years in Djibouti, a difference of 0.57 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 203rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 200th of 236 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 43.92 years 44.31 years 0.3943 years Papua New Guinea
1960s 47.08 years 51 years 3.92 years Papua New Guinea
1970s 51.52 years 57.18 years 5.67 years Papua New Guinea
1980s 55.76 years 61.29 years 5.53 years Papua New Guinea
1990s 57.82 years 63.07 years 5.26 years Papua New Guinea
2000s 60.64 years 64.18 years 3.54 years Papua New Guinea
2010s 65.08 years 67.15 years 2.08 years Papua New Guinea
2020s 67.46 years 68.3 years 0.8342 years Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, by sex, Djibouti or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 69.08 years against 68.51 years in Djibouti as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, by sex between Djibouti and Papua New Guinea?
0.57 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Djibouti and Papua New Guinea rank globally for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
Djibouti ranks 203rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 200th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.