Ghana vs Palestine: Life expectancy
Ghana
65.5 years
in 2023
Palestine
65.17 years
in 2023
Ghana rank
207th
Palestine rank
208th
Life expectancy over time
- Ghana
- Palestine
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 65.5 years against 65.17 years in Palestine, a difference of 0.33 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine ahead.
Ghana ranks 207th and Palestine ranks 208th of 236 countries.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.06 years | 47.15 years | 2.09 years | Palestine |
| 1960s | 47.53 years | 51.67 years | 4.14 years | Palestine |
| 1970s | 49.2 years | 58.4 years | 9.2 years | Palestine |
| 1980s | 52.7 years | 64.85 years | 12.15 years | Palestine |
| 1990s | 56.59 years | 69.38 years | 12.79 years | Palestine |
| 2000s | 59.5 years | 71.34 years | 11.84 years | Palestine |
| 2010s | 62.93 years | 74.34 years | 11.41 years | Palestine |
| 2020s | 64.83 years | 72.68 years | 7.85 years | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Ghana or Palestine?
- Ghana, at 65.5 years against 65.17 years in Palestine as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Ghana and Palestine?
- 0.33 years, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Palestine?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Palestine rank globally for life expectancy?
- Ghana ranks 207th and Palestine ranks 208th 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.