Burkina Faso vs Liberia: Life expectancy by sex
Burkina Faso
63.22 years
in 2023
Liberia
63.44 years
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
225th
Liberia rank
224th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Burkina Faso
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 63.44 years against 63.22 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.22 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 225th and Liberia ranks 224th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.48 years | 39.08 years | 3.61 years | Liberia |
| 1960s | 38.82 years | 39.85 years | 1.02 years | Liberia |
| 1970s | 43.64 years | 43.18 years | 0.4604 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 49.36 years | 45.24 years | 4.12 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 50.77 years | 47.5 years | 3.27 years | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 54.46 years | 57.38 years | 2.92 years | Liberia |
| 2010s | 60.04 years | 61.25 years | 1.21 years | Liberia |
| 2020s | 62.48 years | 62.92 years | 0.4431 years | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Burkina Faso or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 63.44 years against 63.22 years in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Burkina Faso and Liberia?
- 0.22 years, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Liberia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Liberia rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Burkina Faso ranks 225th and Liberia ranks 224th 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.