Angola vs Guinea-Bissau: Life expectancy by sex
Angola
67.14 years
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
66.36 years
in 2023
Angola rank
210th
Guinea-Bissau rank
213th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Angola
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Angola currently reports 67.14 years against 66.36 years in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.78 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 210th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 213th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 5 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 38.46 years | 38.2 years | 0.2508 years | Angola |
| 1960s | 41.04 years | 40.26 years | 0.7822 years | Angola |
| 1970s | 44.15 years | 43.46 years | 0.6881 years | Angola |
| 1980s | 45.54 years | 47.02 years | 1.48 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 47.46 years | 50.27 years | 2.81 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 53.5 years | 55.21 years | 1.71 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 62.78 years | 61.73 years | 1.06 years | Angola |
| 2020s | 66.28 years | 64.94 years | 1.34 years | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Angola or Guinea-Bissau?
- Angola, at 67.14 years against 66.36 years in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Angola and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.78 years, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Guinea-Bissau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Angola ranks 210th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 213th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. 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 among females, in a given year.