Ghana vs Yemen: Life expectancy
Ghana
64.11 years
in 2020
Yemen
64.65 years
in 2020
Ghana rank
131st
Yemen rank
128th
Life expectancy over time
- Ghana
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 64.65 years against 64.11 years in Ghana, a difference of 0.54 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Yemen ahead.
Ghana ranks 131st and Yemen ranks 128th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 9 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 0 years | — |
| 1890s | 25.69 years | 25 years | 0.6879 years | Ghana |
| 1900s | 28.18 years | 25 years | 3.18 years | Ghana |
| 1910s | 28 years | 26 years | 2 years | Ghana |
| 1920s | 29.45 years | 26 years | 3.45 years | Ghana |
| 1930s | 32.33 years | 26 years | 6.33 years | Ghana |
| 1950s | 43 years | 33.38 years | 9.62 years | Ghana |
| 1960s | 46.23 years | 37.44 years | 8.79 years | Ghana |
| 1970s | 50.22 years | 43.19 years | 7.03 years | Ghana |
| 1980s | 53.76 years | 48.94 years | 4.83 years | Ghana |
| 1990s | 56.09 years | 59.58 years | 3.48 years | Yemen |
| 2000s | 58.98 years | 64.07 years | 5.09 years | Yemen |
| 2010s | 62.17 years | 66.58 years | 4.41 years | Yemen |
| 2020s | 64.11 years | 64.65 years | 0.5361 years | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Ghana or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 64.65 years against 64.11 years in Ghana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Ghana and Yemen?
- 0.54 years, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Yemen?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Ghana and Yemen rank globally for life expectancy?
- Ghana ranks 131st and Yemen ranks 128th 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.