Which has higher female life expectancy at birth, Colombia or Latvia?

Latvia, at 80.47 years against 80.45 years in Colombia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Latvia?

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.

Colombia vs Latvia: Female life expectancy at birth

Colombia

80.45 years

in 2023

Latvia

80.47 years

in 2023

Colombia rank

85th

Latvia rank

84th

Female life expectancy at birth over time

Colombia
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 80.47 years against 80.45 years in Colombia, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.

Colombia ranks 85th and Latvia ranks 84th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	54.07 years	70.26 years	16.19 years	Latvia
1960s	60.7 years	74.19 years	13.49 years	Latvia
1970s	66.17 years	74.35 years	8.18 years	Latvia
1980s	71.09 years	74.66 years	3.57 years	Latvia
1990s	74.12 years	73.99 years	0.1329 years	Colombia
2000s	76.62 years	76.23 years	0.3964 years	Colombia
2010s	78.99 years	79.07 years	0.0841 years	Latvia
2020s	78.63 years	79.47 years	0.842 years	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female life expectancy at birth, Colombia or Latvia?: Latvia, at 80.47 years against 80.45 years in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in female life expectancy at birth between Colombia and Latvia?: 0.02 years, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Latvia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Latvia rank globally for female life expectancy at birth?: Colombia ranks 85th and Latvia ranks 84th 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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