Cambodia vs Egypt: Life expectancy
Cambodia
70.42 years
in 2020
Egypt
70.99 years
in 2020
Cambodia rank
101st
Egypt rank
100th
Life expectancy over time
- Cambodia
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 70.99 years against 70.42 years in Cambodia, a difference of 0.57 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Egypt ahead.
Cambodia ranks 101st and Egypt ranks 100th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Egypt | 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 | 26.58 years | 1.58 years | Egypt |
| 1910s | 25 years | 28.8 years | 3.8 years | Egypt |
| 1920s | 28.5 years | 30.2 years | 1.7 years | Egypt |
| 1930s | 33.5 years | 31.23 years | 2.27 years | Cambodia |
| 1950s | 41.6 years | 43.65 years | 2.05 years | Egypt |
| 1960s | 43.6 years | 47.58 years | 3.97 years | Egypt |
| 1970s | 38.61 years | 52.2 years | 13.59 years | Egypt |
| 1980s | 46.79 years | 58.26 years | 11.46 years | Egypt |
| 1990s | 55.87 years | 65.23 years | 9.36 years | Egypt |
| 2000s | 61.46 years | 68.39 years | 6.93 years | Egypt |
| 2010s | 68.79 years | 70.07 years | 1.28 years | Egypt |
| 2020s | 70.42 years | 70.99 years | 0.5745 years | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Cambodia or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 70.99 years against 70.42 years in Cambodia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Cambodia and Egypt?
- 0.57 years, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Egypt?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Cambodia and Egypt rank globally for life expectancy?
- Cambodia ranks 101st and Egypt ranks 100th 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.