Guinea vs Niger: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Guinea
60.74 years
in 2023
Niger
61.18 years
in 2023
Guinea rank
229th
Niger rank
226th
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Guinea
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 61.18 years against 60.74 years in Guinea, a difference of 0.44 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niger ahead.
Guinea ranks 229th and Niger ranks 226th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.97 years | 35.99 years | 0.022 years | Niger |
| 1960s | 37.62 years | 36.28 years | 1.34 years | Guinea |
| 1970s | 40.55 years | 36.77 years | 3.79 years | Guinea |
| 1980s | 44.96 years | 40.16 years | 4.8 years | Guinea |
| 1990s | 49.64 years | 45.07 years | 4.57 years | Guinea |
| 2000s | 54.21 years | 52.86 years | 1.36 years | Guinea |
| 2010s | 57.89 years | 58.71 years | 0.8231 years | Niger |
| 2020s | 59.97 years | 60.25 years | 0.2798 years | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Guinea or Niger?
- Niger, at 61.18 years against 60.74 years in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Guinea and Niger?
- 0.44 years, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Niger?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Niger rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Guinea ranks 229th and Niger ranks 226th 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.