Ethiopia vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita

Ethiopia
67.31 years
in 2023
Tanzania, United Republic of
67 years
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
191st
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
194th

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 67.31 years against 67 years in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.31 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 191st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 194th of 236 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1950s 36.02 years 41.75 years 5.73 years Tanzania, United Republic of
1960s 40.95 years 44.27 years 3.32 years Tanzania, United Republic of
1970s 41.11 years 48.67 years 7.56 years Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s 41.57 years 52.02 years 10.45 years Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s 48 years 51.51 years 3.51 years Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s 54.38 years 57.09 years 2.71 years Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s 63.04 years 63.6 years 0.5618 years Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s 66.38 years 66.69 years 0.3162 years Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Ethiopia or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Ethiopia, at 67.31 years against 67 years in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.31 years, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 191st and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 194th 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

Indicator
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Unit
years
Source
Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed

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.