Botswana vs Gabon: Life expectancy
Botswana
65.65 years
in 2020
Gabon
66.53 years
in 2020
Botswana rank
123rd
Gabon rank
120th
Life expectancy over time
- Botswana
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 66.53 years against 65.65 years in Botswana, a difference of 0.88 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Gabon ahead.
Botswana ranks 123rd and Gabon ranks 120th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 9 and Gabon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1890s | 30.1 years | 25 years | 5.1 years | Botswana |
| 1900s | 31.3 years | 25 years | 6.3 years | Botswana |
| 1910s | 32.88 years | 30.52 years | 2.36 years | Botswana |
| 1920s | 32.24 years | 30.52 years | 1.72 years | Botswana |
| 1930s | 32.3 years | 30.76 years | 1.54 years | Botswana |
| 1950s | 44 years | 39.05 years | 4.95 years | Botswana |
| 1960s | 47.83 years | 41.63 years | 6.2 years | Botswana |
| 1970s | 53.5 years | 45.19 years | 8.31 years | Botswana |
| 1980s | 61.62 years | 56.54 years | 5.07 years | Botswana |
| 1990s | 57.8 years | 60.51 years | 2.71 years | Gabon |
| 2000s | 51.81 years | 61.51 years | 9.7 years | Gabon |
| 2010s | 61.92 years | 64.68 years | 2.76 years | Gabon |
| 2020s | 65.65 years | 66.53 years | 0.8834 years | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Botswana or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 66.53 years against 65.65 years in Botswana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Botswana and Gabon?
- 0.88 years, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gabon?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for life expectancy?
- Botswana ranks 123rd and Gabon ranks 120th 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.