Kiribati vs Sudan: Life expectancy
Kiribati
66.47 years
in 2023
Sudan
66.33 years
in 2023
Kiribati rank
198th
Sudan rank
200th
Life expectancy over time
- Kiribati
- Sudan
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 66.47 years against 66.33 years in Sudan, a difference of 0.14 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.
Kiribati ranks 198th and Sudan ranks 200th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 6 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.37 years | 47.51 years | 1.14 years | Sudan |
| 1960s | 50.76 years | 50.92 years | 0.1604 years | Sudan |
| 1970s | 55.95 years | 53.06 years | 2.89 years | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 58.7 years | 53.14 years | 5.56 years | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 62.86 years | 57.02 years | 5.84 years | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 65.38 years | 59.56 years | 5.82 years | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 65.85 years | 64.25 years | 1.6 years | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 65.52 years | 65.4 years | 0.1211 years | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Kiribati or Sudan?
- Kiribati, at 66.47 years against 66.33 years in Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Kiribati and Sudan?
- 0.14 years, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Sudan rank globally for life expectancy?
- Kiribati ranks 198th and Sudan ranks 200th 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.