Bolivia vs Gabon: Life expectancy
Bolivia
68.58 years
in 2023
Gabon
68.34 years
in 2023
Bolivia rank
181st
Gabon rank
183rd
Life expectancy over time
- Bolivia
- Gabon
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 68.58 years against 68.34 years in Gabon, a difference of 0.24 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 181st and Gabon ranks 183rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.81 years | 42.54 years | 0.7371 years | Gabon |
| 1960s | 44.95 years | 49.34 years | 4.39 years | Gabon |
| 1970s | 49.13 years | 55.13 years | 6 years | Gabon |
| 1980s | 53.74 years | 59.4 years | 5.66 years | Gabon |
| 1990s | 59.38 years | 61.2 years | 1.82 years | Gabon |
| 2000s | 63.95 years | 62.94 years | 1.02 years | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 67.03 years | 66.12 years | 0.908 years | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 65.09 years | 67.55 years | 2.46 years | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Bolivia or Gabon?
- Bolivia, at 68.58 years against 68.34 years in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Bolivia and Gabon?
- 0.24 years, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Gabon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bolivia and Gabon rank globally for life expectancy?
- Bolivia ranks 181st and Gabon ranks 183rd 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.