Afghanistan vs Angola: Life expectancy
Afghanistan
62.58 years
in 2020
Angola
62.26 years
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
139th
Angola rank
141st
Life expectancy over time
- Afghanistan
- Angola
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 62.58 years against 62.26 years in Angola, a difference of 0.32 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 139th and Angola ranks 141st of 162 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Angola | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32.17 years | 31.05 years | 1.12 years | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 35.72 years | 34.17 years | 1.54 years | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 38.9 years | 38.2 years | 0.6975 years | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 41 years | 40.87 years | 0.127 years | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 49.26 years | 43.87 years | 5.38 years | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 56.83 years | 48.8 years | 8.03 years | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 61.75 years | 58.69 years | 3.06 years | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 62.58 years | 62.26 years | 0.3139 years | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Afghanistan or Angola?
- Afghanistan, at 62.58 years against 62.26 years in Angola as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Afghanistan and Angola?
- 0.32 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Angola?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Angola rank globally for life expectancy?
- Afghanistan ranks 139th and Angola ranks 141st of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor 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
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.