Which has higher life expectancy, Angola or Ghana?

Ghana, at 65.5 years against 64.62 years in Angola as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Ghana?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Angola vs Ghana: Life expectancy

Angola

64.62 years

in 2023

Ghana

65.5 years

in 2023

Angola rank

210th

Ghana rank

207th

Life expectancy over time

Angola
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 65.5 years against 64.62 years in Angola, a difference of 0.88 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Angola ranks 210th and Ghana ranks 207th of 236 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	36.76 years	45.06 years	8.3 years	Ghana
1960s	38.03 years	47.53 years	9.5 years	Ghana
1970s	40.87 years	49.2 years	8.33 years	Ghana
1980s	42.11 years	52.7 years	10.59 years	Ghana
1990s	44.42 years	56.59 years	12.17 years	Ghana
2000s	51.35 years	59.5 years	8.14 years	Ghana
2010s	60.48 years	62.93 years	2.45 years	Ghana
2020s	63.73 years	64.83 years	1.1 years	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Angola or Ghana?: Ghana, at 65.5 years against 64.62 years in Angola as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Angola and Ghana?: 0.88 years, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Ghana?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Angola and Ghana rank globally for life expectancy?: Angola ranks 210th and Ghana ranks 207th 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

Indicator: Life expectancy
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: 06 August 2026

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.