Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Congo: Life expectancy

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
64.47 years
in 2020
Congo
63.79 years
in 2020
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
130th
Congo rank
133rd

Life expectancy over time

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Congo
0204060187019452020

How they compare

Bolivia, Plurinational State of currently reports 64.47 years against 63.79 years in Congo, a difference of 0.68 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Congo ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 130th and Congo ranks 133rd of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 10 and Congo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia, Plurinational State of Congo Difference Ahead
1870s 25 years 25 years 0 years
1880s 25 years 25 years 0 years
1890s 25 years 25 years 0 years
1900s 25.08 years 25 years 0.0799 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1910s 28.94 years 31.2 years 2.26 years Congo
1920s 33.26 years 30.67 years 2.59 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1930s 36.39 years 31.07 years 5.32 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1950s 41.15 years 39.7 years 1.45 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1960s 43.62 years 42.84 years 0.7817 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1970s 47.4 years 46.84 years 0.5605 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1980s 53.83 years 60.02 years 6.19 years Congo
1990s 57.98 years 54.79 years 3.19 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2000s 63.37 years 55.9 years 7.46 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s 66.74 years 62.46 years 4.28 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s 64.47 years 63.79 years 0.6815 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Congo?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 64.47 years against 63.79 years in Congo as of 2020.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Congo?
0.68 years, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Congo?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Congo rank globally for life expectancy?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 130th and Congo ranks 133rd 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.