Algeria vs Colombia: Life expectancy
Algeria
74.45 years
in 2020
Colombia
74.77 years
in 2020
Algeria rank
67th
Colombia rank
65th
Life expectancy over time
- Algeria
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 74.77 years against 74.45 years in Algeria, a difference of 0.32 years.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 67th and Colombia ranks 65th of 162 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25.33 years | 0.3329 years | Colombia |
| 1880s | 25 years | 26.25 years | 1.25 years | Colombia |
| 1890s | 25 years | 27.67 years | 2.67 years | Colombia |
| 1900s | 26.58 years | 29 years | 2.42 years | Colombia |
| 1910s | 28.82 years | 30.55 years | 1.73 years | Colombia |
| 1920s | 29.76 years | 33.06 years | 3.3 years | Colombia |
| 1930s | 32.46 years | 35.33 years | 2.87 years | Colombia |
| 1950s | 44.45 years | 52.85 years | 8.4 years | Colombia |
| 1960s | 48.73 years | 57.99 years | 9.25 years | Colombia |
| 1970s | 54.77 years | 61.95 years | 7.19 years | Colombia |
| 1980s | 61.66 years | 66.53 years | 4.87 years | Colombia |
| 1990s | 67.44 years | 69.29 years | 1.85 years | Colombia |
| 2000s | 71.27 years | 72.2 years | 0.9312 years | Colombia |
| 2010s | 74.72 years | 75.65 years | 0.93 years | Colombia |
| 2020s | 74.45 years | 74.77 years | 0.3164 years | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Algeria or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 74.77 years against 74.45 years in Algeria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Algeria and Colombia?
- 0.32 years, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Colombia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Algeria and Colombia rank globally for life expectancy?
- Algeria ranks 67th and Colombia ranks 65th 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.