Congo vs Gambia: Life expectancy at birth, total

Congo
66 years
in 2024
Gambia
66.06 years
in 2024
Congo rank
186th
Gambia rank
185th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Congo
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 66.06 years against 66 years in Congo, a difference of 0.056 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Congo ahead.

Globally, Congo ranks 186th and Gambia ranks 185th 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
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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.