Egypt vs Jamaica: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Egypt
71.63 years
in 2023
Jamaica
71.48 years
in 2023
Egypt rank
157th
Jamaica rank
158th
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Egypt
- Jamaica
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 71.63 years against 71.48 years in Jamaica, a difference of 0.15 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 97 shared years of data; in 1927 it was Jamaica ahead.
Egypt ranks 157th and Jamaica ranks 158th of 236 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 31.43 years | 41.33 years | 9.9 years | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 33.25 years | 44.82 years | 11.57 years | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 33.95 years | 50.27 years | 16.32 years | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 39.25 years | 59.97 years | 20.72 years | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 47 years | 65.36 years | 18.36 years | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 51.6 years | 67.93 years | 16.33 years | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 58.95 years | 70.08 years | 11.13 years | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 64.88 years | 71.51 years | 6.63 years | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 68.22 years | 71.47 years | 3.25 years | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 70.08 years | 72.07 years | 1.99 years | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 70.35 years | 70.87 years | 0.5219 years | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Egypt or Jamaica?
- Egypt, at 71.63 years against 71.48 years in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Egypt and Jamaica?
- 0.15 years, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Jamaica?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Jamaica rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Egypt ranks 157th and Jamaica ranks 158th 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.