Bolivia vs Eritrea: Life expectancy
Bolivia
68.58 years
in 2023
Eritrea
68.62 years
in 2023
Bolivia rank
181st
Eritrea rank
180th
Life expectancy over time
- Bolivia
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 68.62 years against 68.58 years in Bolivia, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 181st and Eritrea ranks 180th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 7 and Eritrea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.81 years | 33.92 years | 7.89 years | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 44.95 years | 39.04 years | 5.91 years | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 49.13 years | 41.53 years | 7.6 years | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 53.74 years | 43.07 years | 10.67 years | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 59.38 years | 52.09 years | 7.29 years | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 63.95 years | 60.28 years | 3.67 years | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 67.03 years | 65.62 years | 1.41 years | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 65.09 years | 67.58 years | 2.5 years | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Bolivia or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 68.62 years against 68.58 years in Bolivia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Bolivia and Eritrea?
- 0.04 years, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Eritrea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bolivia and Eritrea rank globally for life expectancy?
- Bolivia ranks 181st and Eritrea ranks 180th 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.