Which has higher life expectancy, Burundi or Mozambique?

Burundi, at 63.65 years against 63.61 years in Mozambique as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Burundi and Mozambique?

0.04 years, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Mozambique?

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.

Burundi vs Mozambique: Life expectancy

Burundi

63.65 years

in 2023

Mozambique

63.61 years

in 2023

Burundi rank

215th

Mozambique rank

218th

Life expectancy over time

Burundi
Mozambique

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 63.65 years against 63.61 years in Mozambique, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 215th and Mozambique ranks 218th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Mozambique in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
1950s	42.05 years	39.08 years	2.97 years	Burundi
1960s	43.24 years	41.8 years	1.44 years	Burundi
1970s	41.35 years	43.3 years	1.96 years	Mozambique
1980s	46.5 years	41.63 years	4.87 years	Burundi
1990s	44.55 years	46.44 years	1.89 years	Mozambique
2000s	52.31 years	52.04 years	0.2736 years	Burundi
2010s	59.86 years	58.28 years	1.58 years	Burundi
2020s	62.8 years	62.07 years	0.7306 years	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Burundi or Mozambique?: Burundi, at 63.65 years against 63.61 years in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Burundi and Mozambique?: 0.04 years, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Mozambique?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Mozambique rank globally for life expectancy?: Burundi ranks 215th and Mozambique ranks 218th 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.