Colombia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Life expectancy

Colombia
74.77 years
in 2020
Trinidad and Tobago
74.41 years
in 2020
Colombia rank
65th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
68th

Life expectancy over time

  • Colombia
  • Trinidad and Tobago
20406080187019452020

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 74.77 years against 74.41 years in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.36 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Colombia ranks 65th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 68th of 162 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and Trinidad and Tobago in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1950s 52.85 years 60.45 years 7.6 years Trinidad and Tobago
1960s 57.99 years 64.2 years 6.21 years Trinidad and Tobago
1970s 61.95 years 65.96 years 4.01 years Trinidad and Tobago
1980s 66.53 years 67.76 years 1.24 years Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 69.29 years 68.72 years 0.5673 years Colombia
2000s 72.2 years 70.2 years 2 years Colombia
2010s 75.65 years 73.61 years 2.03 years Colombia
2020s 74.77 years 74.41 years 0.3636 years Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Colombia or Trinidad and Tobago?
Colombia, at 74.77 years against 74.41 years in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2020.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.36 years, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for life expectancy?
Colombia ranks 65th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 68th 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.