Which has higher life expectancy, Pakistan or Rwanda?

Rwanda, at 67.79 years against 67.65 years in Pakistan as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Rwanda?

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.

Pakistan vs Rwanda: Life expectancy

Pakistan

67.65 years

in 2023

Rwanda

67.79 years

in 2023

Pakistan rank

187th

Rwanda rank

185th

Life expectancy over time

Pakistan
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 67.79 years against 67.65 years in Pakistan, a difference of 0.14 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.

Pakistan ranks 187th and Rwanda ranks 185th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pakistan	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	38.99 years	44.71 years	5.72 years	Rwanda
1960s	48.25 years	47.39 years	0.864 years	Pakistan
1970s	54.21 years	46.12 years	8.09 years	Pakistan
1980s	58.72 years	50.52 years	8.2 years	Pakistan
1990s	60.39 years	40.83 years	19.56 years	Pakistan
2000s	63.07 years	55.49 years	7.58 years	Pakistan
2010s	65.54 years	65.05 years	0.4896 years	Pakistan
2020s	66.64 years	67.28 years	0.644 years	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Pakistan or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 67.79 years against 67.65 years in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Pakistan and Rwanda?: 0.14 years, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Rwanda?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and Rwanda rank globally for life expectancy?: Pakistan ranks 187th and Rwanda ranks 185th 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

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: 06 August 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.