Burkina Faso vs Guinea: Life expectancy
Burkina Faso
59.73 years
in 2020
Guinea
59.33 years
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
154th
Guinea rank
156th
Life expectancy over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 59.73 years against 59.33 years in Guinea, a difference of 0.4 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Guinea ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 154th and Guinea ranks 156th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 10 and Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea | 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 | 27.39 years | 2.39 years | Guinea |
| 1910s | 28.45 years | 27.47 years | 0.983 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1920s | 28.4 years | 26.84 years | 1.56 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 29.67 years | 26.61 years | 3.07 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 34.2 years | 31.9 years | 2.3 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 36.89 years | 34.44 years | 2.45 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 40.99 years | 37.44 years | 3.55 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 45.61 years | 44.66 years | 0.9495 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 49.44 years | 48.44 years | 1.01 years | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 51.97 years | 53.56 years | 1.59 years | Guinea |
| 2010s | 57.66 years | 57.43 years | 0.2344 years | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 59.73 years | 59.33 years | 0.4033 years | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Burkina Faso or Guinea?
- Burkina Faso, at 59.73 years against 59.33 years in Guinea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 0.4 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for life expectancy?
- Burkina Faso ranks 154th and Guinea ranks 156th 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.