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
0204060187019452020

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

Indicator
Life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

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.