Which has higher life expectancy, Gambia or Ghana?

Gambia, at 65.86 against 65.5 in Ghana as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia

65.86

in 2023

Ghana

65.5

in 2023

Gambia rank

205th

Ghana rank

207th

Gambia currently reports 65.86 against 65.5 in Ghana, a difference of 0.36.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.

Gambia ranks 205th and Ghana ranks 207th of 236 countries.

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

Decade	Gambia	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	32.44	45.06	12.62	Ghana
1960s	36.82	47.53	10.71	Ghana
1970s	41.94	49.2	7.26	Ghana
1980s	47.73	52.7	4.96	Ghana
1990s	53.94	56.59	2.65	Ghana
2000s	58.89	59.5	0.6105	Ghana
2010s	62.8	62.93	0.1274	Ghana
2020s	64.75	64.83	0.0885	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher life expectancy, Gambia or Ghana?: Gambia, at 65.86 against 65.5 in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Gambia and Ghana?: 0.36, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Ghana?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Ghana rank globally for life expectancy?: Gambia ranks 205th and Ghana ranks 207th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.