What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.27 years, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe?

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.

Eritrea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Male life expectancy at birth

Eritrea

66.51 years

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

66.24 years

in 2023

Eritrea rank

178th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

181st

Male life expectancy at birth over time

Eritrea
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 66.51 years against 66.24 years in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.27 years.

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

Eritrea ranks 178th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 181st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	31.98 years	38.75 years	6.77 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1960s	37.01 years	48.52 years	11.51 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1970s	39.12 years	56.05 years	16.94 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	40.68 years	57.89 years	17.22 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	49.41 years	58.73 years	9.32 years	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	58.48 years	60.38 years	1.9 years	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	63.59 years	62.96 years	0.6272 years	Eritrea
2020s	65.41 years	65.31 years	0.098 years	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Eritrea or Sao Tome and Principe?: Eritrea, at 66.51 years against 66.24 years in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.27 years, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for male life expectancy at birth?: Eritrea ranks 178th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 181st 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.