Democratic Republic of Congo vs Guinea: Life expectancy at birth, male

Democratic Republic of Congo

59.96 years

in 2024

Guinea

59.66 years

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

205th

Guinea rank

206th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Guinea

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 59.96 years against 59.66 years in Guinea, a difference of 0.3 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 205th and Guinea ranks 206th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit: years
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.