Djibouti vs Papua New Guinea: Life expectancy
Djibouti
65.99 years
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
66.13 years
in 2023
Djibouti rank
204th
Papua New Guinea rank
202nd
Life expectancy over time
- Djibouti
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 66.13 years against 65.99 years in Djibouti, a difference of 0.14 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 204th and Papua New Guinea ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.9 years | 41.83 years | 0.0701 years | Djibouti |
| 1960s | 45.11 years | 48.61 years | 3.49 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 49.57 years | 54.63 years | 5.06 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 53.83 years | 58.61 years | 4.79 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 55.81 years | 60.64 years | 4.83 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 58.52 years | 61.98 years | 3.46 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 62.67 years | 64.27 years | 1.6 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 64.89 years | 65.21 years | 0.3208 years | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Djibouti or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 66.13 years against 65.99 years in Djibouti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Djibouti and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.14 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Papua New Guinea rank globally for life expectancy?
- Djibouti ranks 204th and Papua New Guinea ranks 202nd 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.