Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau: Life expectancy
Cameroon
63.7 years
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
64.08 years
in 2023
Cameroon rank
214th
Guinea-Bissau rank
212th
Life expectancy over time
- Cameroon
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 64.08 years against 63.7 years in Cameroon, a difference of 0.38 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Cameroon ranks 214th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 212th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.67 years | 36.53 years | 0.1411 years | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 42.73 years | 36.68 years | 6.05 years | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 49.58 years | 40.53 years | 9.05 years | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 52.92 years | 45.09 years | 7.83 years | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 53.58 years | 47.92 years | 5.67 years | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 54.82 years | 53.17 years | 1.65 years | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 59.42 years | 59.69 years | 0.2779 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 62.24 years | 62.67 years | 0.4307 years | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Cameroon or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 64.08 years against 63.7 years in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.38 years, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for life expectancy?
- Cameroon ranks 214th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 212th 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.