Which has higher life expectancy, Congo or Gambia?

Gambia, at 65.86 years against 65.77 years in Congo as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Gambia?

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.

Congo vs Gambia: Life expectancy

Congo

65.77 years

in 2023

Gambia

65.86 years

in 2023

Congo rank

206th

Gambia rank

205th

Life expectancy over time

Congo
Gambia

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 65.86 years against 65.77 years in Congo, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 206th and Gambia ranks 205th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 7 and Gambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	43.11 years	32.44 years	10.67 years	Congo
1960s	50.53 years	36.82 years	13.71 years	Congo
1970s	55.16 years	41.94 years	13.22 years	Congo
1980s	57.37 years	47.73 years	9.64 years	Congo
1990s	54.83 years	53.94 years	0.8896 years	Congo
2000s	58.3 years	58.89 years	0.586 years	Gambia
2010s	63.24 years	62.8 years	0.4413 years	Congo
2020s	64.84 years	64.75 years	0.0924 years	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Congo or Gambia?: Gambia, at 65.86 years against 65.77 years in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Congo and Gambia?: 0.09 years, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Gambia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo and Gambia rank globally for life expectancy?: Congo ranks 206th and Gambia ranks 205th 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.