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
0204060187019452020

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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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.