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
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
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.