Myanmar vs Sao Tome and Principe: Life expectancy

Myanmar
66.8 years
in 2020
Sao Tome and Principe
67.78 years
in 2020
Myanmar rank
118th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
115th

Life expectancy over time

  • Myanmar
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0204060187019452020

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 67.78 years against 66.8 years in Myanmar, a difference of 0.98 years.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Myanmar ranks 118th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 115th of 162 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1950s 42.42 years 47.65 years 5.22 years Sao Tome and Principe
1960s 44.98 years 53.12 years 8.14 years Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 49.26 years 57.4 years 8.15 years Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 58.01 years 60.3 years 2.29 years Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 57.46 years 61.26 years 3.8 years Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 60.88 years 62.68 years 1.81 years Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 64.45 years 66.25 years 1.8 years Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 66.8 years 67.78 years 0.9878 years Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Myanmar or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 67.78 years against 66.8 years in Myanmar as of 2020.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Myanmar and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.98 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sao Tome and Principe?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Myanmar and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for life expectancy?
Myanmar ranks 118th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 115th 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.