Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Pakistan or Rwanda?

Rwanda, at 65.49 years against 65.33 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?

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.

Pakistan vs Rwanda: Male life expectancy at birth

Pakistan

65.33 years

in 2023

Rwanda

65.49 years

in 2023

Pakistan rank

187th

Rwanda rank

185th

Male life expectancy at birth over time

Pakistan
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 65.49 years against 65.33 years in Pakistan, a difference of 0.16 years.

The two have swapped places 2 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	40.49 years	44.21 years	3.72 years	Rwanda
1960s	49.74 years	46.77 years	2.97 years	Pakistan
1970s	54.26 years	45.64 years	8.62 years	Pakistan
1980s	57.86 years	49.14 years	8.72 years	Pakistan
1990s	59.67 years	38.73 years	20.93 years	Pakistan
2000s	61.7 years	53.82 years	7.88 years	Pakistan
2010s	63.39 years	62.91 years	0.4801 years	Pakistan
2020s	64.3 years	64.99 years	0.6847 years	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Pakistan or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 65.49 years against 65.33 years in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Pakistan and Rwanda?: 0.16 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 male life expectancy at birth?: Pakistan ranks 187th and Rwanda ranks 185th 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

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