Colombia vs Lebanon: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Colombia
77.72 years
in 2023
Lebanon
77.82 years
in 2023
Colombia rank
81st
Lebanon rank
78th
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Colombia
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 77.82 years against 77.72 years in Colombia, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lebanon ahead.
Colombia ranks 81st and Lebanon ranks 78th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Lebanon in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.81 years | 61.51 years | 9.7 years | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 58.93 years | 65.1 years | 6.17 years | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 63.84 years | 60.51 years | 3.33 years | Colombia |
| 1980s | 67.69 years | 60.35 years | 7.35 years | Colombia |
| 1990s | 69.72 years | 71.58 years | 1.85 years | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 72.78 years | 75.68 years | 2.89 years | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 75.95 years | 78.07 years | 2.11 years | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 75.42 years | 76.44 years | 1.02 years | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Colombia or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 77.82 years against 77.72 years in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Colombia and Lebanon?
- 0.1 years, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Lebanon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Lebanon rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Colombia ranks 81st and Lebanon ranks 78th 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.