Guinea vs South Sudan: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Guinea
60.74 years
in 2023
South Sudan
57.62 years
in 2023
Guinea rank
229th
South Sudan rank
232nd
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Guinea
- South Sudan
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 60.74 years against 57.62 years in South Sudan, a difference of 3.12 years.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 229th and South Sudan ranks 232nd of 236 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.97 years | 30.49 years | 5.48 years | Guinea |
| 1960s | 37.62 years | 27.73 years | 9.89 years | Guinea |
| 1970s | 40.55 years | 34.75 years | 5.8 years | Guinea |
| 1980s | 44.96 years | 30.66 years | 14.29 years | Guinea |
| 1990s | 49.64 years | 30.72 years | 18.92 years | Guinea |
| 2000s | 54.21 years | 52.81 years | 1.41 years | Guinea |
| 2010s | 57.89 years | 49.92 years | 7.97 years | Guinea |
| 2020s | 59.97 years | 57.38 years | 2.59 years | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Guinea or South Sudan?
- Guinea, at 60.74 years against 57.62 years in South Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Guinea and South Sudan?
- 3.12 years, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and South Sudan rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Guinea ranks 229th and South Sudan ranks 232nd 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.