Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Ghana: Life expectancy

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
64.47 years
in 2020
Ghana
64.11 years
in 2020
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
130th
Ghana rank
131st

Life expectancy over time

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Ghana
0204060187019452020

How they compare

Bolivia, Plurinational State of currently reports 64.47 years against 64.11 years in Ghana, a difference of 0.36 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Ghana ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 130th and Ghana ranks 131st of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 8 and Ghana in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia, Plurinational State of Ghana Difference Ahead
1870s 25 years 25 years 0 years
1880s 25 years 25 years 0 years
1890s 25 years 25.69 years 0.6879 years Ghana
1900s 25.08 years 28.18 years 3.1 years Ghana
1910s 28.94 years 28 years 0.9351 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1920s 33.26 years 29.45 years 3.81 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1930s 36.39 years 32.33 years 4.06 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1950s 41.15 years 43 years 1.85 years Ghana
1960s 43.62 years 46.23 years 2.61 years Ghana
1970s 47.4 years 50.22 years 2.83 years Ghana
1980s 53.83 years 53.76 years 0.065 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1990s 57.98 years 56.09 years 1.89 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2000s 63.37 years 58.98 years 4.39 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s 66.74 years 62.17 years 4.57 years Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s 64.47 years 64.11 years 0.3527 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 Ghana?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 64.47 years against 64.11 years in Ghana as of 2020.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Ghana?
0.36 years, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Ghana?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Ghana rank globally for life expectancy?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 130th and Ghana ranks 131st 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

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.