Cambodia vs India: Life expectancy
Cambodia
70.42 years
in 2020
India
70.15 years
in 2020
Cambodia rank
101st
India rank
104th
Life expectancy over time
- Cambodia
- India
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 70.42 years against 70.15 years in India, a difference of 0.27 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was India ahead.
Cambodia ranks 101st and India ranks 104th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 4 and India in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25.44 years | 0.4424 years | India |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1900s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1910s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1920s | 28.5 years | 28.63 years | 0.1322 years | India |
| 1930s | 33.5 years | 31.77 years | 1.73 years | Cambodia |
| 1950s | 41.6 years | 41.22 years | 0.38 years | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 43.6 years | 45.66 years | 2.06 years | India |
| 1970s | 38.61 years | 50.6 years | 11.99 years | India |
| 1980s | 46.79 years | 55.98 years | 9.19 years | India |
| 1990s | 55.87 years | 59.62 years | 3.75 years | India |
| 2000s | 61.46 years | 63.83 years | 2.37 years | India |
| 2010s | 68.79 years | 68.27 years | 0.5199 years | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 70.42 years | 70.15 years | 0.2661 years | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Cambodia or India?
- Cambodia, at 70.42 years against 70.15 years in India as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Cambodia and India?
- 0.27 years, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and India?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Cambodia and India rank globally for life expectancy?
- Cambodia ranks 101st and India ranks 104th 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.