Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Gambia or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 64.2 years against 64.17 years in Gambia as of 2023.

What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Gambia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

0.03 years, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Tanzania, United Republic of?

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.

Gambia vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Male life expectancy at birth

Gambia

64.17 years

in 2023

Tanzania, United Republic of

64.2 years

in 2023

Gambia rank

194th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

193rd

Male life expectancy at birth over time

Gambia
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 64.2 years against 64.17 years in Gambia, a difference of 0.03 years.

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

Gambia ranks 194th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 193rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1950s	31.79 years	40.31 years	8.52 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
1960s	36.05 years	42.95 years	6.9 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
1970s	41.01 years	46.89 years	5.89 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s	46.62 years	49.96 years	3.35 years	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	52.23 years	50.13 years	2.1 years	Gambia
2000s	57.26 years	55.66 years	1.61 years	Gambia
2010s	61.46 years	61.32 years	0.1387 years	Gambia
2020s	63.08 years	63.8 years	0.7135 years	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Gambia or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 64.2 years against 64.17 years in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Gambia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.03 years, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for male life expectancy at birth?: Gambia ranks 194th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 193rd 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.