Nepal vs Turkmenistan: Life expectancy

Nepal
70.35
in 2023
Turkmenistan
70.07
in 2023
Nepal rank
167th
Turkmenistan rank
169th

Life expectancy over time

  • Nepal
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 70.35 against 70.07 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.28.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Nepal ranks 167th and Turkmenistan ranks 169th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1950s 37.86 49.96 12.1 Turkmenistan
1960s 40.53 53.85 13.32 Turkmenistan
1970s 45.33 57.27 11.93 Turkmenistan
1980s 50.81 62.41 11.6 Turkmenistan
1990s 58.71 63.77 5.06 Turkmenistan
2000s 64.88 66.34 1.46 Turkmenistan
2010s 67.96 69.05 1.09 Turkmenistan
2020s 69.48 69.55 0.0631 Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Nepal or Turkmenistan?
Nepal, at 70.35 against 70.07 in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Nepal and Turkmenistan?
0.28, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Turkmenistan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Nepal and Turkmenistan rank globally for life expectancy?
Nepal ranks 167th and Turkmenistan ranks 169th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed