Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea: Life expectancy
Cameroon
60.83 years
in 2020
Equatorial Guinea
60.71 years
in 2020
Cameroon rank
148th
Equatorial Guinea rank
149th
Life expectancy over time
- Cameroon
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 60.83 years against 60.71 years in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.12 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 148th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 149th of 162 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37 years | 35 years | 2 years | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 40.71 years | 37.63 years | 3.09 years | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 46.01 years | 40.66 years | 5.35 years | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 52.64 years | 43.74 years | 8.9 years | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 54.04 years | 51.23 years | 2.82 years | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 53.65 years | 54.35 years | 0.6986 years | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 58.12 years | 58.99 years | 0.8704 years | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 60.83 years | 60.71 years | 0.1245 years | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Cameroon or Equatorial Guinea?
- Cameroon, at 60.83 years against 60.71 years in Equatorial Guinea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.12 years, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for life expectancy?
- Cameroon ranks 148th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 149th 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.