Afghanistan vs Gambia: Female life expectancy at birth

Afghanistan
67.54 years
in 2023
Gambia
67.53 years
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
207th
Gambia rank
208th

Female life expectancy at birth over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 67.54 years against 67.53 years in Gambia, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 207th and Gambia ranks 208th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Gambia Difference Ahead
1950s 30.89 years 33.08 years 2.2 years Gambia
1960s 35.66 years 37.59 years 1.93 years Gambia
1970s 40.27 years 42.89 years 2.62 years Gambia
1980s 41.39 years 48.9 years 7.51 years Gambia
1990s 52.42 years 55.75 years 3.33 years Gambia
2000s 59.24 years 60.56 years 1.32 years Gambia
2010s 64.28 years 64.13 years 0.1529 years Afghanistan
2020s 65.88 years 66.4 years 0.5237 years Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female life expectancy at birth, Afghanistan or Gambia?
Afghanistan, at 67.54 years against 67.53 years in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in female life expectancy at birth between Afghanistan and Gambia?
0.01 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Gambia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Gambia rank globally for female life expectancy at birth?
Afghanistan ranks 207th and Gambia ranks 208th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Female 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
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Period life expectancy at birth.