Eritrea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Life expectancy

Eritrea
67.13 years
in 2020
Sao Tome and Principe
67.78 years
in 2020
Eritrea rank
116th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
115th

Life expectancy over time

  • Eritrea
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0204060195019852020

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 67.78 years against 67.13 years in Eritrea, a difference of 0.65 years.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 116th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 115th of 162 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1950s 37.03 years 47.65 years 10.62 years Sao Tome and Principe
1960s 40.36 years 53.12 years 12.76 years Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 44.18 years 57.4 years 13.23 years Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 44.44 years 60.3 years 15.87 years Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 52.34 years 61.26 years 8.92 years Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 58.35 years 62.68 years 4.33 years Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 64.91 years 66.25 years 1.34 years Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 67.13 years 67.78 years 0.6514 years Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Eritrea or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 67.78 years against 67.13 years in Eritrea as of 2020.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.65 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for life expectancy?
Eritrea ranks 116th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 115th 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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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.