Lesotho vs Somalia: Life expectancy at birth, by sex

Lesotho

60.01 years

in 2023

Somalia

61.39 years

in 2023

Lesotho rank

233rd

Somalia rank

231st

Life expectancy at birth, by sex over time

Somalia currently reports 61.39 years against 60.01 years in Lesotho, a difference of 1.38 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 233rd and Somalia ranks 231st of 236 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.