Gabon vs Rwanda: Life expectancy at birth, total

Gabon
68.51 years
in 2024
Rwanda
68.02 years
in 2024
Gabon rank
163rd
Rwanda rank
165th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Gabon
  • Rwanda
204060196019922024

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 68.51 years against 68.02 years in Rwanda, a difference of 0.494 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.

Globally, Gabon ranks 163rd and Rwanda ranks 165th 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.