Democratic Republic of Congo vs Liberia: Life expectancy at birth, total

Democratic Republic of Congo

62.07 years

in 2024

Liberia

62.32 years

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

203rd

Liberia rank

200th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 62.32 years against 62.07 years in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.25 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 203rd and Liberia ranks 200th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit: years
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.