Bolivia vs Laos: Life expectancy
Bolivia
68.58 years
in 2023
Laos
68.96 years
in 2023
Bolivia rank
181st
Laos rank
178th
Life expectancy over time
- Bolivia
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 68.96 years against 68.58 years in Bolivia, a difference of 0.38 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 181st and Laos ranks 178th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 7 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.81 years | 40.09 years | 1.71 years | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 44.95 years | 42.21 years | 2.74 years | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 49.13 years | 45.58 years | 3.55 years | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 53.74 years | 51.22 years | 2.52 years | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 59.38 years | 56.11 years | 3.27 years | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 63.95 years | 60.5 years | 3.46 years | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 67.03 years | 66.19 years | 0.8325 years | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 65.09 years | 68.46 years | 3.37 years | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Bolivia or Laos?
- Laos, at 68.96 years against 68.58 years in Bolivia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Bolivia and Laos?
- 0.38 years, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Laos?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bolivia and Laos rank globally for life expectancy?
- Bolivia ranks 181st and Laos ranks 178th 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.