Benin vs Equatorial Guinea: Life expectancy
Benin
60.09 years
in 2020
Equatorial Guinea
60.71 years
in 2020
Benin rank
150th
Equatorial Guinea rank
149th
Life expectancy over time
- Benin
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 60.71 years against 60.09 years in Benin, a difference of 0.62 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 150th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 149th of 162 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.05 years | 35 years | 0.05 years | Benin |
| 1960s | 40.39 years | 37.63 years | 2.77 years | Benin |
| 1970s | 45 years | 40.66 years | 4.33 years | Benin |
| 1980s | 51.24 years | 43.74 years | 7.5 years | Benin |
| 1990s | 54.29 years | 51.23 years | 3.07 years | Benin |
| 2000s | 56.85 years | 54.35 years | 2.51 years | Benin |
| 2010s | 58.87 years | 58.99 years | 0.1205 years | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 60.09 years | 60.71 years | 0.6203 years | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Benin or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 60.71 years against 60.09 years in Benin as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Benin and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.62 years, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Equatorial Guinea?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Benin and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for life expectancy?
- Benin ranks 150th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 149th 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.