Indonesia vs Western Sahara: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Indonesia
71.15 years
in 2023
Western Sahara
71.39 years
in 2023
Indonesia rank
163rd
Western Sahara rank
160th
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Indonesia
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 71.39 years against 71.15 years in Indonesia, a difference of 0.24 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 163rd and Western Sahara ranks 160th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 7 and Western Sahara in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.22 years | 36.61 years | 6.61 years | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 48.75 years | 40.41 years | 8.34 years | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 55.71 years | 40.67 years | 15.04 years | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 60.92 years | 47.05 years | 13.87 years | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 64.95 years | 59.97 years | 4.98 years | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 67.19 years | 64.93 years | 2.26 years | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 69.38 years | 69.05 years | 0.3383 years | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 69.58 years | 71.01 years | 1.42 years | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Indonesia or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 71.39 years against 71.15 years in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Indonesia and Western Sahara?
- 0.24 years, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Western Sahara rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Indonesia ranks 163rd and Western Sahara ranks 160th 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.