Cote d'Ivoire vs Sierra Leone: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman)
Cote d'Ivoire
61.94 years
in 2023
Sierra Leone
61.79 years
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire rank
223rd
Sierra Leone rank
225th
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman) over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 61.94 years against 61.79 years in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.15 years.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Cote d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 223rd and Sierra Leone ranks 225th of 236 countries.
Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.57 years | 30.73 years | 2.84 years | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 40.3 years | 35.67 years | 4.62 years | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 47.58 years | 40.66 years | 6.93 years | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 52.53 years | 43.46 years | 9.08 years | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 51.94 years | 43.11 years | 8.83 years | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 52.54 years | 48.06 years | 4.48 years | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 57.91 years | 55.48 years | 2.43 years | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 60.98 years | 60.75 years | 0.2304 years | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Cote d'Ivoire or Sierra Leone?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 61.94 years against 61.79 years in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone?
- 0.15 years, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 223rd and Sierra Leone ranks 225th 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. GDP per capita. 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.