Belize vs Paraguay: Life expectancy
Belize
72.85 years
in 2020
Paraguay
73.18 years
in 2020
Belize rank
78th
Paraguay rank
76th
Life expectancy over time
- Belize
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 73.18 years against 72.85 years in Belize, a difference of 0.33 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Paraguay ahead.
Belize ranks 78th and Paraguay ranks 76th of 162 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58.92 years | 62.9 years | 3.98 years | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 62.19 years | 64.33 years | 2.14 years | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 65.4 years | 65.9 years | 0.4913 years | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 71.26 years | 67.03 years | 4.23 years | Belize |
| 1990s | 70.32 years | 68.48 years | 1.84 years | Belize |
| 2000s | 68.97 years | 70.14 years | 1.17 years | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 72.73 years | 72.54 years | 0.1903 years | Belize |
| 2020s | 72.85 years | 73.18 years | 0.3276 years | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Belize or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 73.18 years against 72.85 years in Belize as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Belize and Paraguay?
- 0.33 years, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Paraguay?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Belize and Paraguay rank globally for life expectancy?
- Belize ranks 78th and Paraguay ranks 76th 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.