Which has higher female life expectancy at birth, Botswana or Palestine, State of?

Botswana, at 71.7 years against 71.5 years in Palestine, State of as of 2023.

What is the difference in female life expectancy at birth between Botswana and Palestine, State of?

0.2 years, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Palestine, State 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 Female life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Palestine, State of: Female life expectancy at birth

Botswana

71.7 years

in 2023

Palestine, State of

71.5 years

in 2023

Botswana rank

175th

Palestine, State of rank

176th

Female life expectancy at birth over time

Botswana
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 71.7 years against 71.5 years in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.2 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine, State of ahead.

Botswana ranks 175th and Palestine, State of ranks 176th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Palestine, State of in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
1950s	50.14 years	49.77 years	0.3658 years	Botswana
1960s	55.63 years	54.32 years	1.31 years	Botswana
1970s	61.55 years	60.43 years	1.12 years	Botswana
1980s	65.91 years	66.64 years	0.7321 years	Palestine, State of
1990s	58.56 years	70.92 years	12.37 years	Palestine, State of
2000s	56.34 years	73.54 years	17.2 years	Palestine, State of
2010s	65.05 years	76.49 years	11.44 years	Palestine, State of
2020s	69.7 years	76.17 years	6.47 years	Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female life expectancy at birth, Botswana or Palestine, State of?: Botswana, at 71.7 years against 71.5 years in Palestine, State of as of 2023.
What is the difference in female life expectancy at birth between Botswana and Palestine, State of?: 0.2 years, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Palestine, State of?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Palestine, State of rank globally for female life expectancy at birth?: Botswana ranks 175th and Palestine, State of ranks 176th 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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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