Afghanistan vs Gambia: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Afghanistan
66.03 years
in 2023
Gambia
65.86 years
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
203rd
Gambia rank
205th
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Afghanistan
- Gambia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 66.03 years against 65.86 years in Gambia, a difference of 0.17 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 203rd and Gambia ranks 205th of 236 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.16 years | 32.44 years | 2.28 years | Gambia |
| 1960s | 34.9 years | 36.82 years | 1.92 years | Gambia |
| 1970s | 39.28 years | 41.94 years | 2.67 years | Gambia |
| 1980s | 37.98 years | 47.73 years | 9.75 years | Gambia |
| 1990s | 50.44 years | 53.94 years | 3.5 years | Gambia |
| 2000s | 57.74 years | 58.89 years | 1.14 years | Gambia |
| 2010s | 62.08 years | 62.8 years | 0.7143 years | Gambia |
| 2020s | 63.38 years | 64.75 years | 1.37 years | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Afghanistan or Gambia?
- Afghanistan, at 66.03 years against 65.86 years in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Afghanistan and Gambia?
- 0.17 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Gambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Gambia rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Afghanistan ranks 203rd and Gambia ranks 205th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. 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 is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.