Botswana vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Life expectancy

Botswana
65.65 years
in 2020
Tanzania, United Republic of
66.41 years
in 2020
Botswana rank
123rd
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
121st

Life expectancy over time

  • Botswana
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
0204060187019452020

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 66.41 years against 65.65 years in Botswana, a difference of 0.76 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Botswana ranks 123rd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 121st of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 10 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Tanzania, United Republic of 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 25.9 years 6.98 years Botswana
1920s 32.24 years 28.1 years 4.14 years Botswana
1930s 32.3 years 32.25 years 0.0486 years Botswana
1950s 44 years 38.2 years 5.8 years Botswana
1960s 47.83 years 41.91 years 5.92 years Botswana
1970s 53.5 years 46.73 years 6.77 years Botswana
1980s 61.62 years 50.66 years 10.95 years Botswana
1990s 57.8 years 51.14 years 6.66 years Botswana
2000s 51.81 years 54.33 years 2.52 years Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s 61.92 years 62.38 years 0.4619 years Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s 65.65 years 66.41 years 0.7606 years Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Botswana or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 66.41 years against 65.65 years in Botswana as of 2020.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Botswana and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.76 years, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tanzania, United Republic of?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Botswana and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for life expectancy?
Botswana ranks 123rd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 121st 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.