Which has higher life expectancy, Papua New Guinea or Sudan?

Sudan, at 66.33 against 66.13 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sudan?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Papua New Guinea

66.13

in 2023

Sudan

66.33

in 2023

Papua New Guinea rank

202nd

Sudan rank

200th

Sudan currently reports 66.33 against 66.13 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 202nd and Sudan ranks 200th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 3.

Decade	Papua New Guinea	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	41.83	47.51	5.68	Sudan
1960s	48.61	50.92	2.32	Sudan
1970s	54.63	53.06	1.57	Papua New Guinea
1980s	58.61	53.14	5.48	Papua New Guinea
1990s	60.64	57.02	3.62	Papua New Guinea
2000s	61.98	59.56	2.42	Papua New Guinea
2010s	64.27	64.25	0.0218	Papua New Guinea
2020s	65.21	65.4	0.1924	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher life expectancy, Papua New Guinea or Sudan?: Sudan, at 66.33 against 66.13 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Papua New Guinea and Sudan?: 0.2, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sudan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sudan rank globally for life expectancy?: Papua New Guinea ranks 202nd and Sudan ranks 200th 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.