Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Burundi or Guinea-Bissau?

Guinea-Bissau, at 61.66 years against 61.6 years in Burundi as of 2023.

What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Burundi and Guinea-Bissau?

0.06 years, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Guinea-Bissau?

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

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Guinea-Bissau: Male life expectancy at birth

Burundi

61.6 years

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau

61.66 years

in 2023

Burundi rank

214th

Guinea-Bissau rank

213th

Male life expectancy at birth over time

Burundi
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 61.66 years against 61.6 years in Burundi, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 214th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 213th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1950s	40.57 years	34.92 years	5.65 years	Burundi
1960s	41.8 years	33.56 years	8.24 years	Burundi
1970s	39.88 years	37.85 years	2.03 years	Burundi
1980s	44.84 years	43.23 years	1.61 years	Burundi
1990s	42.67 years	45.62 years	2.95 years	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	50.52 years	51.07 years	0.5446 years	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	58.19 years	57.53 years	0.66 years	Burundi
2020s	60.77 years	60.26 years	0.5093 years	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Burundi or Guinea-Bissau?: Guinea-Bissau, at 61.66 years against 61.6 years in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Burundi and Guinea-Bissau?: 0.06 years, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Guinea-Bissau?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for male life expectancy at birth?: Burundi ranks 214th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 213th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Male life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.