Central African Republic vs Côte d'Ivoire: Life expectancy

Central African Republic
54.6 years
in 2020
Côte d'Ivoire
59.03 years
in 2020
Central African Republic rank
160th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
157th

Life expectancy over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Côte d'Ivoire
0204060187019452020

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 59.03 years against 54.6 years in Central African Republic, a difference of 4.43 years.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 160th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 157th of 162 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Côte d'Ivoire 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 25 years 0 years
1910s 25 years 29.28 years 4.28 years Côte d'Ivoire
1920s 25 years 29.95 years 4.95 years Côte d'Ivoire
1930s 29 years 31.32 years 2.32 years Côte d'Ivoire
1950s 36.5 years 37 years 0.5 years Côte d'Ivoire
1960s 39.68 years 40.71 years 1.03 years Côte d'Ivoire
1970s 43.1 years 45.73 years 2.63 years Côte d'Ivoire
1980s 49.01 years 56.19 years 7.18 years Côte d'Ivoire
1990s 48.49 years 52.11 years 3.61 years Côte d'Ivoire
2000s 45.92 years 51.33 years 5.41 years Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 51.02 years 56.39 years 5.37 years Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 54.6 years 59.03 years 4.43 years Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Central African Republic or Côte d'Ivoire?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 59.03 years against 54.6 years in Central African Republic as of 2020.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Central African Republic and Côte d'Ivoire?
4.43 years, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Côte d'Ivoire?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Central African Republic and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for life expectancy?
Central African Republic ranks 160th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 157th 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
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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.