Guyana vs Turkmenistan: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Guyana
70.18 years
in 2023
Turkmenistan
70.07 years
in 2023
Guyana rank
168th
Turkmenistan rank
169th
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Guyana
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 70.18 years against 70.07 years in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 168th and Turkmenistan ranks 169th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.52 years | 49.96 years | 3.56 years | Guyana |
| 1960s | 58.88 years | 53.85 years | 5.03 years | Guyana |
| 1970s | 60.34 years | 57.27 years | 3.08 years | Guyana |
| 1980s | 61.36 years | 62.41 years | 1.05 years | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 62.9 years | 63.77 years | 0.8728 years | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 64.74 years | 66.34 years | 1.59 years | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 67.54 years | 69.05 years | 1.51 years | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 68.04 years | 69.55 years | 1.51 years | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Guyana or Turkmenistan?
- Guyana, at 70.18 years against 70.07 years in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Guyana and Turkmenistan?
- 0.11 years, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Turkmenistan rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Guyana ranks 168th and Turkmenistan ranks 169th 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.