Benin vs Somalia: Life expectancy at birth

Benin

60.77 years

in 2023

Somalia

58.82 years

in 2023

Benin rank

228th

Somalia rank

231st

Life expectancy at birth over time

Benin currently reports 60.77 years against 58.82 years in Somalia, a difference of 1.96 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.

Benin ranks 228th and Somalia ranks 231st of 236 countries.

Indicator: Life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.