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
20406080187019452020

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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Indicator
Life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

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.