Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Ethiopia or Namibia?

Namibia, at 67.39 years against 67.31 years in Ethiopia as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Ethiopia and Namibia?

0.08 years, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Namibia?

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.

Ethiopia vs Namibia: Life expectancy at birth

Ethiopia

67.31 years

in 2023

Namibia

67.39 years

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

191st

Namibia rank

188th

Life expectancy at birth over time

Ethiopia
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 67.39 years against 67.31 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 191st and Namibia ranks 188th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	36.02 years	44.78 years	8.76 years	Namibia
1960s	40.95 years	51.46 years	10.52 years	Namibia
1970s	41.11 years	57.2 years	16.09 years	Namibia
1980s	41.57 years	58.27 years	16.7 years	Namibia
1990s	48 years	57.88 years	9.88 years	Namibia
2000s	54.38 years	53.09 years	1.29 years	Ethiopia
2010s	63.04 years	59.69 years	3.35 years	Ethiopia
2020s	66.38 years	64.12 years	2.25 years	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Ethiopia or Namibia?: Namibia, at 67.39 years against 67.31 years in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Ethiopia and Namibia?: 0.08 years, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Namibia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Namibia rank globally for life expectancy at birth?: Ethiopia ranks 191st and Namibia ranks 188th 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.