Indonesia vs Nepal: Life expectancy

Indonesia
68.81 years
in 2020
Nepal
69.25 years
in 2020
Indonesia rank
110th
Nepal rank
108th

Life expectancy over time

  • Indonesia
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 69.25 years against 68.81 years in Indonesia, a difference of 0.44 years.

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

Indonesia ranks 110th and Nepal ranks 108th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 10 and Nepal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Nepal 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 27.5 years 25 years 2.5 years Indonesia
1920s 30 years 28.63 years 1.37 years Indonesia
1930s 33.75 years 31.98 years 1.77 years Indonesia
1950s 38.73 years 36.95 years 1.77 years Indonesia
1960s 43.04 years 39.38 years 3.66 years Indonesia
1970s 49.62 years 43.7 years 5.92 years Indonesia
1980s 56.36 years 49.58 years 6.79 years Indonesia
1990s 64.21 years 57.08 years 7.13 years Indonesia
2000s 67.04 years 64.04 years 3.01 years Indonesia
2010s 69.19 years 67.13 years 2.05 years Indonesia
2020s 68.81 years 69.25 years 0.4379 years Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Indonesia or Nepal?
Nepal, at 69.25 years against 68.81 years in Indonesia as of 2020.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Indonesia and Nepal?
0.44 years, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nepal?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Indonesia and Nepal rank globally for life expectancy?
Indonesia ranks 110th and Nepal ranks 108th 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.