Gambia vs Ghana: Female life expectancy at birth
Gambia
67.53 years
in 2023
Ghana
67.94 years
in 2023
Gambia rank
208th
Ghana rank
206th
Female life expectancy at birth over time
- Gambia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 67.94 years against 67.53 years in Gambia, a difference of 0.41 years.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 208th and Ghana ranks 206th of 236 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.08 years | 47.3 years | 14.21 years | Ghana |
| 1960s | 37.59 years | 49.78 years | 12.19 years | Ghana |
| 1970s | 42.89 years | 51.24 years | 8.35 years | Ghana |
| 1980s | 48.9 years | 54.52 years | 5.62 years | Ghana |
| 1990s | 55.75 years | 57.79 years | 2.04 years | Ghana |
| 2000s | 60.56 years | 60.79 years | 0.2306 years | Ghana |
| 2010s | 64.13 years | 64.77 years | 0.6402 years | Ghana |
| 2020s | 66.4 years | 67.19 years | 0.789 years | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female life expectancy at birth, Gambia or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 67.94 years against 67.53 years in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female life expectancy at birth between Gambia and Ghana?
- 0.41 years, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Ghana?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Ghana rank globally for female life expectancy at birth?
- Gambia ranks 208th and Ghana ranks 206th 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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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.