How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?

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

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Somalia vs South Sudan: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males

Somalia

56.35 years

in 2023

South Sudan

54.64 years

in 2023

Somalia rank

231st

South Sudan rank

233rd

Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males over time

Somalia
South Sudan

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 56.35 years against 54.64 years in South Sudan, a difference of 1.71 years.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 231st and South Sudan ranks 233rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 6 and South Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	40.95 years	28.4 years	12.55 years	Somalia
1960s	43.05 years	25.05 years	18 years	Somalia
1970s	44.41 years	33.24 years	11.18 years	Somalia
1980s	45.72 years	29.51 years	16.21 years	Somalia
1990s	43.39 years	28.72 years	14.67 years	Somalia
2000s	49.47 years	51.99 years	2.52 years	South Sudan
2010s	49.44 years	47.72 years	1.73 years	Somalia
2020s	54.23 years	54.53 years	0.2998 years	South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males, Somalia or South Sudan?: Somalia, at 56.35 years against 54.64 years in South Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males between Somalia and South Sudan?: 1.71 years, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Somalia and South Sudan rank globally for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males?: Somalia ranks 231st and South Sudan ranks 233rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among males, in a given year.