Which has higher life expectancy, Guinea or Mali?

Guinea, at 60.74 years against 60.44 years in Mali as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mali?

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.

Guinea vs Mali: Life expectancy

Guinea

60.74 years

in 2023

Mali

60.44 years

in 2023

Guinea rank

229th

Mali rank

230th

Life expectancy over time

Guinea
Mali

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 60.74 years against 60.44 years in Mali, a difference of 0.3 years.

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

Guinea ranks 229th and Mali ranks 230th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1950s	35.97 years	29.58 years	6.39 years	Guinea
1960s	37.62 years	31.51 years	6.11 years	Guinea
1970s	40.55 years	36.25 years	4.31 years	Guinea
1980s	44.96 years	43.49 years	1.47 years	Guinea
1990s	49.64 years	48.17 years	1.47 years	Guinea
2000s	54.21 years	53.34 years	0.8725 years	Guinea
2010s	57.89 years	57.64 years	0.2511 years	Guinea
2020s	59.97 years	59.61 years	0.3618 years	Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Guinea or Mali?: Guinea, at 60.74 years against 60.44 years in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Guinea and Mali?: 0.3 years, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mali?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guinea and Mali rank globally for life expectancy?: Guinea ranks 229th and Mali ranks 230th 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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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: 17 September 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.