Burkina Faso vs Guinea-Bissau: Life expectancy
Burkina Faso
59.73 years
in 2020
Guinea-Bissau
60 years
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
154th
Guinea-Bissau rank
151st
Life expectancy over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 60 years against 59.73 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.27 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 154th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 9 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | 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 | 28.45 years | 26.48 years | 1.97 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1920s | 28.4 years | 27.58 years | 0.8208 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 29.67 years | 28.33 years | 1.34 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 34.2 years | 33.02 years | 1.18 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 36.89 years | 34.56 years | 2.32 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 40.99 years | 36.58 years | 4.41 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 45.61 years | 41.31 years | 4.29 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 49.44 years | 48.02 years | 1.43 years | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 51.97 years | 51.19 years | 0.7841 years | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 57.66 years | 57.68 years | 0.0177 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 59.73 years | 60 years | 0.2682 years | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Burkina Faso or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 60 years against 59.73 years in Burkina Faso as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.27 years, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for life expectancy?
- Burkina Faso ranks 154th 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.