Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea: Life expectancy at birth
Cameroon
63.7 years
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
63.71 years
in 2023
Cameroon rank
214th
Equatorial Guinea rank
213th
Life expectancy at birth over time
- Cameroon
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 63.71 years against 63.7 years in Cameroon, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 214th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 213th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Equatorial Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.67 years | 41.29 years | 4.62 years | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | 42.73 years | 42.52 years | 0.2098 years | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 49.58 years | 39.41 years | 10.17 years | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 52.92 years | 50.27 years | 2.65 years | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 53.58 years | 52 years | 1.58 years | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 54.82 years | 55.59 years | 0.768 years | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 59.42 years | 60.39 years | 0.9735 years | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 62.24 years | 62.91 years | 0.6718 years | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Cameroon or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 63.71 years against 63.7 years in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.01 years, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for life expectancy at birth?
- Cameroon ranks 214th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 213th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.