Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Female life expectancy at birth
Liberia
63.44 years
in 2023
Sierra Leone
63.5 years
in 2023
Liberia rank
224th
Sierra Leone rank
223rd
Female life expectancy at birth over time
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 63.5 years against 63.44 years in Liberia, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 224th and Sierra Leone ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.08 years | 32.22 years | 6.87 years | Liberia |
| 1960s | 39.85 years | 37.06 years | 2.78 years | Liberia |
| 1970s | 43.18 years | 42.25 years | 0.9263 years | Liberia |
| 1980s | 45.24 years | 45.05 years | 0.1886 years | Liberia |
| 1990s | 47.5 years | 44.9 years | 2.6 years | Liberia |
| 2000s | 57.38 years | 49.05 years | 8.33 years | Liberia |
| 2010s | 61.25 years | 56.47 years | 4.78 years | Liberia |
| 2020s | 62.92 years | 62.36 years | 0.5592 years | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female life expectancy at birth, Liberia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 63.5 years against 63.44 years in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female life expectancy at birth between Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.06 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Sierra Leone rank globally for female life expectancy at birth?
- Liberia ranks 224th and Sierra Leone ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.