Kiribati vs Myanmar: Life expectancy
Kiribati
66.47 years
in 2023
Myanmar
66.89 years
in 2023
Kiribati rank
198th
Myanmar rank
196th
Life expectancy over time
- Kiribati
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 66.89 years against 66.47 years in Kiribati, a difference of 0.42 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 198th and Myanmar ranks 196th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 7 and Myanmar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.37 years | 39.8 years | 6.58 years | Kiribati |
| 1960s | 50.76 years | 47.04 years | 3.72 years | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 55.95 years | 52.3 years | 3.66 years | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 58.7 years | 55.67 years | 3.03 years | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 62.86 years | 58.6 years | 4.26 years | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 65.38 years | 61.01 years | 4.36 years | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 65.85 years | 65.07 years | 0.7795 years | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 65.52 years | 66.39 years | 0.8664 years | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Kiribati or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 66.89 years against 66.47 years in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Kiribati and Myanmar?
- 0.42 years, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Myanmar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Myanmar rank globally for life expectancy?
- Kiribati ranks 198th and Myanmar ranks 196th 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.