Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Liberia
63.44 years
in 2023
Sierra Leone
63.5 years
in 2023
Liberia rank
224th
Sierra Leone rank
223rd
Life expectancy at birth, by sex over time
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 63.5 years against 63.44 years in Liberia, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 224th and Sierra Leone ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.08 years | 32.22 years | 6.87 years | Liberia |
| 1960s | 39.85 years | 37.06 years | 2.78 years | Liberia |
| 1970s | 43.18 years | 42.25 years | 0.9263 years | Liberia |
| 1980s | 45.24 years | 45.05 years | 0.1886 years | Liberia |
| 1990s | 47.5 years | 44.9 years | 2.6 years | Liberia |
| 2000s | 57.38 years | 49.05 years | 8.33 years | Liberia |
| 2010s | 61.25 years | 56.47 years | 4.78 years | Liberia |
| 2020s | 62.92 years | 62.36 years | 0.5592 years | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, by sex, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 63.5 years against 63.44 years in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, by sex between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.06 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Liberia ranks 224th and Sierra Leone ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.