Benin vs Guinea-Bissau: Life expectancy
Benin
60.09 years
in 2020
Guinea-Bissau
60 years
in 2020
Benin rank
150th
Guinea-Bissau rank
151st
Life expectancy over time
- Benin
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Benin currently reports 60.09 years against 60 years in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Benin ranks 150th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 11 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1900s | 25 years | 26.37 years | 1.37 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1910s | 28 years | 26.48 years | 1.52 years | Benin |
| 1920s | 28.84 years | 27.58 years | 1.26 years | Benin |
| 1930s | 30.34 years | 28.33 years | 2 years | Benin |
| 1950s | 35.05 years | 33.02 years | 2.02 years | Benin |
| 1960s | 40.39 years | 34.56 years | 5.83 years | Benin |
| 1970s | 45 years | 36.58 years | 8.42 years | Benin |
| 1980s | 51.24 years | 41.31 years | 9.93 years | Benin |
| 1990s | 54.29 years | 48.02 years | 6.28 years | Benin |
| 2000s | 56.85 years | 51.19 years | 5.67 years | Benin |
| 2010s | 58.87 years | 57.68 years | 1.19 years | Benin |
| 2020s | 60.09 years | 60 years | 0.0892 years | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Benin or Guinea-Bissau?
- Benin, at 60.09 years against 60 years in Guinea-Bissau as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.09 years, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Benin and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for life expectancy?
- Benin ranks 150th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st 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.