Gabon vs Myanmar: Life expectancy
Gabon
66.53 years
in 2020
Myanmar
66.8 years
in 2020
Gabon rank
120th
Myanmar rank
118th
Life expectancy over time
- Gabon
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 66.8 years against 66.53 years in Gabon, a difference of 0.27 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Myanmar ahead.
Gabon ranks 120th and Myanmar ranks 118th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 4 and Myanmar in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Myanmar | 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 | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1910s | 30.52 years | 27.5 years | 3.02 years | Gabon |
| 1920s | 30.52 years | 30.8 years | 0.2794 years | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 30.76 years | 31.5 years | 0.7397 years | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 39.05 years | 42.42 years | 3.38 years | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 41.63 years | 44.98 years | 3.35 years | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 45.19 years | 49.26 years | 4.07 years | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 56.54 years | 58.01 years | 1.47 years | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 60.51 years | 57.46 years | 3.05 years | Gabon |
| 2000s | 61.51 years | 60.88 years | 0.6377 years | Gabon |
| 2010s | 64.68 years | 64.45 years | 0.2334 years | Gabon |
| 2020s | 66.53 years | 66.8 years | 0.2665 years | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Gabon or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 66.8 years against 66.53 years in Gabon as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Gabon and Myanmar?
- 0.27 years, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Myanmar?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Gabon and Myanmar rank globally for life expectancy?
- Gabon ranks 120th and Myanmar ranks 118th 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.