Eswatini vs Sierra Leone: Life expectancy

Eswatini
59.69 years
in 2020
Sierra Leone
59.76 years
in 2020
Eswatini rank
155th
Sierra Leone rank
152nd

Life expectancy over time

  • Eswatini
  • Sierra Leone
0204060187019452020

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 59.76 years against 59.69 years in Eswatini, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Eswatini ranks 155th and Sierra Leone ranks 152nd of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 10 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1870s 25 years 25 years 0 years
1880s 25 years 25 years 0 years
1890s 30.1 years 25 years 5.1 years Eswatini
1900s 31.3 years 25 years 6.3 years Eswatini
1910s 31.3 years 25 years 6.3 years Eswatini
1920s 32.11 years 25 years 7.11 years Eswatini
1930s 33.16 years 25.86 years 7.31 years Eswatini
1950s 37.15 years 30.55 years 6.6 years Eswatini
1960s 41.83 years 32.25 years 9.58 years Eswatini
1970s 47.53 years 34.72 years 12.8 years Eswatini
1980s 56.05 years 42.08 years 13.98 years Eswatini
1990s 59.61 years 43.39 years 16.22 years Eswatini
2000s 44.69 years 46.64 years 1.95 years Sierra Leone
2010s 50.82 years 55.44 years 4.62 years Sierra Leone
2020s 59.69 years 59.76 years 0.071 years Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Eswatini or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 59.76 years against 59.69 years in Eswatini as of 2020.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Eswatini and Sierra Leone?
0.07 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Sierra Leone?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Eswatini and Sierra Leone rank globally for life expectancy?
Eswatini ranks 155th and Sierra Leone ranks 152nd 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.