Which has higher life expectancy, Gabon or East Timor?

Gabon, at 68.34 years against 67.69 years in East Timor as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and East Timor?

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.

Gabon vs East Timor: Life expectancy

Gabon

68.34 years

in 2023

East Timor

67.69 years

in 2023

Gabon rank

183rd

East Timor rank

186th

Life expectancy over time

Gabon
East Timor

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 68.34 years against 67.69 years in East Timor, a difference of 0.65 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 183rd and East Timor ranks 186th of 236 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1950s	42.54 years	30.55 years	12 years	Gabon
1960s	49.34 years	34.48 years	14.86 years	Gabon
1970s	55.13 years	31.13 years	24 years	Gabon
1980s	59.4 years	34.68 years	24.72 years	Gabon
1990s	61.2 years	46.99 years	14.21 years	Gabon
2000s	62.94 years	60.89 years	2.05 years	Gabon
2010s	66.12 years	65.13 years	0.9843 years	Gabon
2020s	67.55 years	67.04 years	0.5044 years	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Gabon or East Timor?: Gabon, at 68.34 years against 67.69 years in East Timor as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Gabon and East Timor?: 0.65 years, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and East Timor?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gabon and East Timor rank globally for life expectancy?: Gabon ranks 183rd and East Timor ranks 186th 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.