Guatemala vs Seychelles: Life expectancy

Guatemala
72.6 years
in 2023
Seychelles
72.86 years
in 2023
Guatemala rank
145th
Seychelles rank
142nd

Life expectancy over time

  • Guatemala
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 72.86 years against 72.6 years in Guatemala, a difference of 0.26 years.

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

Guatemala ranks 145th and Seychelles ranks 142nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Seychelles Difference Ahead
1950s 40.6 years 59.2 years 18.61 years Seychelles
1960s 46.98 years 61.49 years 14.52 years Seychelles
1970s 52.51 years 66.42 years 13.9 years Seychelles
1980s 58.03 years 69.43 years 11.4 years Seychelles
1990s 63.72 years 70.62 years 6.9 years Seychelles
2000s 68.42 years 71.85 years 3.43 years Seychelles
2010s 70.96 years 72.33 years 1.37 years Seychelles
2020s 70.41 years 72.36 years 1.95 years Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Guatemala or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 72.86 years against 72.6 years in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Guatemala and Seychelles?
0.26 years, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Seychelles?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Seychelles rank globally for life expectancy?
Guatemala ranks 145th and Seychelles ranks 142nd 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

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.