Ethiopia vs Madagascar: Life expectancy
Ethiopia
65.37 years
in 2020
Madagascar
65.18 years
in 2020
Ethiopia rank
125th
Madagascar rank
127th
Life expectancy over time
- Ethiopia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 65.37 years against 65.18 years in Madagascar, a difference of 0.19 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Madagascar ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 125th and Madagascar ranks 127th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Madagascar | 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 | 28.39 years | 3.39 years | Madagascar |
| 1910s | 25 years | 29.7 years | 4.7 years | Madagascar |
| 1920s | 26.81 years | 32.15 years | 5.33 years | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 29.31 years | 33.3 years | 3.98 years | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 33.92 years | 38.75 years | 4.83 years | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 37.11 years | 41.91 years | 4.8 years | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 40.85 years | 46.81 years | 5.96 years | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 44.17 years | 48.67 years | 4.5 years | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 46.43 years | 53.33 years | 6.9 years | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 52.27 years | 59.25 years | 6.98 years | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 61.69 years | 63.61 years | 1.92 years | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 65.37 years | 65.18 years | 0.1885 years | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Ethiopia or Madagascar?
- Ethiopia, at 65.37 years against 65.18 years in Madagascar as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Ethiopia and Madagascar?
- 0.19 years, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Madagascar?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Ethiopia and Madagascar rank globally for life expectancy?
- Ethiopia ranks 125th and Madagascar ranks 127th 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.