Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Congo, Rep. or Ghana?

Congo, Rep., at 65.77 years against 65.5 years in Ghana as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Congo, Rep. and Ghana?

0.27 years, with Congo, Rep. ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Rep. and Ghana?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Congo, Rep. vs Ghana: Life expectancy at birth

Congo, Rep.

65.77 years

in 2023

Ghana

65.5 years

in 2023

Congo, Rep. rank

206th

Ghana rank

207th

Life expectancy at birth over time

Congo, Rep.
Ghana

How they compare

Congo, Rep. currently reports 65.77 years against 65.5 years in Ghana, a difference of 0.27 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.

Congo, Rep. ranks 206th and Ghana ranks 207th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Congo, Rep. averaged higher in 5 and Ghana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Rep.	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	43.11 years	45.06 years	1.95 years	Ghana
1960s	50.53 years	47.53 years	3 years	Congo, Rep.
1970s	55.16 years	49.2 years	5.96 years	Congo, Rep.
1980s	57.37 years	52.7 years	4.67 years	Congo, Rep.
1990s	54.83 years	56.59 years	1.76 years	Ghana
2000s	58.3 years	59.5 years	1.2 years	Ghana
2010s	63.24 years	62.93 years	0.314 years	Congo, Rep.
2020s	64.84 years	64.83 years	0.004 years	Congo, Rep.

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Congo, Rep. or Ghana?: Congo, Rep., at 65.77 years against 65.5 years in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Congo, Rep. and Ghana?: 0.27 years, with Congo, Rep. ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Rep. and Ghana?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo, Rep. and Ghana rank globally for life expectancy at birth?: Congo, Rep. ranks 206th and Ghana ranks 207th 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

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.