Congo vs Ghana: Life expectancy
Congo
63.79 years
in 2020
Ghana
64.11 years
in 2020
Congo rank
133rd
Ghana rank
131st
Life expectancy over time
- Congo
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 64.11 years against 63.79 years in Congo, a difference of 0.32 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Ghana ahead.
Congo ranks 133rd and Ghana ranks 131st of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Ghana in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25.69 years | 0.6879 years | Ghana |
| 1900s | 25 years | 28.18 years | 3.18 years | Ghana |
| 1910s | 31.2 years | 28 years | 3.2 years | Congo |
| 1920s | 30.67 years | 29.45 years | 1.22 years | Congo |
| 1930s | 31.07 years | 32.33 years | 1.26 years | Ghana |
| 1950s | 39.7 years | 43 years | 3.3 years | Ghana |
| 1960s | 42.84 years | 46.23 years | 3.39 years | Ghana |
| 1970s | 46.84 years | 50.22 years | 3.39 years | Ghana |
| 1980s | 60.02 years | 53.76 years | 6.26 years | Congo |
| 1990s | 54.79 years | 56.09 years | 1.31 years | Ghana |
| 2000s | 55.9 years | 58.98 years | 3.07 years | Ghana |
| 2010s | 62.46 years | 62.17 years | 0.2919 years | Congo |
| 2020s | 63.79 years | 64.11 years | 0.3288 years | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Congo or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 64.11 years against 63.79 years in Congo as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Congo and Ghana?
- 0.32 years, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ghana?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Congo and Ghana rank globally for life expectancy?
- Congo ranks 133rd and Ghana ranks 131st 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.