Bahamas vs Suriname: Life expectancy
Bahamas
72.68 years
in 2020
Suriname
72.56 years
in 2020
Bahamas rank
80th
Suriname rank
82nd
Life expectancy over time
- Bahamas
- Suriname
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 72.68 years against 72.56 years in Suriname, a difference of 0.12 years.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 80th and Suriname ranks 82nd of 162 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.13 years | 57.36 years | 3.77 years | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 64.19 years | 60.75 years | 3.44 years | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 66.55 years | 64.07 years | 2.48 years | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 68.46 years | 66.34 years | 2.12 years | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 70.45 years | 64.78 years | 5.66 years | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 72.4 years | 66.26 years | 6.15 years | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 72.92 years | 70.35 years | 2.57 years | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 72.68 years | 72.56 years | 0.1151 years | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Bahamas or Suriname?
- Bahamas, at 72.68 years against 72.56 years in Suriname as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Bahamas and Suriname?
- 0.12 years, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Suriname?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Bahamas and Suriname rank globally for life expectancy?
- Bahamas ranks 80th and Suriname ranks 82nd 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.