Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau: Life expectancy
Cameroon
60.83 years
in 2020
Guinea-Bissau
60 years
in 2020
Cameroon rank
148th
Guinea-Bissau rank
151st
Life expectancy over time
- Cameroon
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 60.83 years against 60 years in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.83 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Cameroon ranks 148th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 12 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1880s | 25.42 years | 25 years | 0.4237 years | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1900s | 25.62 years | 26.37 years | 0.7416 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1910s | 27.93 years | 26.48 years | 1.45 years | Cameroon |
| 1920s | 28.37 years | 27.58 years | 0.7891 years | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 31.15 years | 28.33 years | 2.82 years | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 37 years | 33.02 years | 3.98 years | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 40.71 years | 34.56 years | 6.15 years | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 46.01 years | 36.58 years | 9.44 years | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 52.64 years | 41.31 years | 11.33 years | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 54.04 years | 48.02 years | 6.03 years | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 53.65 years | 51.19 years | 2.46 years | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 58.12 years | 57.68 years | 0.4412 years | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 60.83 years | 60 years | 0.834 years | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Cameroon or Guinea-Bissau?
- Cameroon, at 60.83 years against 60 years in Guinea-Bissau as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.83 years, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for life expectancy?
- Cameroon ranks 148th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st 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.