Côte d'Ivoire vs Guinea: Life expectancy
Côte d'Ivoire
59.03 years
in 2020
Guinea
59.33 years
in 2020
Côte d'Ivoire rank
157th
Guinea rank
156th
Life expectancy over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 59.33 years against 59.03 years in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.3 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Guinea ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 157th and Guinea ranks 156th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 8 and Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Guinea | 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 | 27.39 years | 2.39 years | Guinea |
| 1910s | 29.28 years | 27.47 years | 1.81 years | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1920s | 29.95 years | 26.84 years | 3.12 years | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1930s | 31.32 years | 26.61 years | 4.71 years | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1950s | 37 years | 31.9 years | 5.1 years | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 40.71 years | 34.44 years | 6.27 years | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 45.73 years | 37.44 years | 8.29 years | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 56.19 years | 44.66 years | 11.53 years | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 52.11 years | 48.44 years | 3.67 years | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 51.33 years | 53.56 years | 2.22 years | Guinea |
| 2010s | 56.39 years | 57.43 years | 1.03 years | Guinea |
| 2020s | 59.03 years | 59.33 years | 0.2955 years | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Côte d'Ivoire or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 59.33 years against 59.03 years in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea?
- 0.3 years, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea rank globally for life expectancy?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 157th and Guinea ranks 156th 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.