Albania vs Panama: Life expectancy
Albania
79.6 years
in 2023
Panama
79.59 years
in 2023
Albania rank
60th
Panama rank
61st
Life expectancy over time
- Albania
- Panama
How they compare
Albania currently reports 79.6 years against 79.59 years in Panama, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Panama ahead.
Albania ranks 60th and Panama ranks 61st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 6 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.34 years | 57.39 years | 8.05 years | Panama |
| 1960s | 60.7 years | 62.13 years | 1.43 years | Panama |
| 1970s | 67.71 years | 66.73 years | 0.9743 years | Albania |
| 1980s | 71.18 years | 70.28 years | 0.8982 years | Albania |
| 1990s | 73.69 years | 72.04 years | 1.65 years | Albania |
| 2000s | 76.46 years | 74.93 years | 1.53 years | Albania |
| 2010s | 78.54 years | 77.45 years | 1.09 years | Albania |
| 2020s | 78.26 years | 78.06 years | 0.1968 years | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Albania or Panama?
- Albania, at 79.6 years against 79.59 years in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Albania and Panama?
- 0.01 years, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Panama?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Albania and Panama rank globally for life expectancy?
- Albania ranks 60th and Panama ranks 61st 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. 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.