Cambodia vs Indonesia: Life expectancy by sex
Cambodia
73.19 years
in 2023
Indonesia
73.27 years
in 2023
Cambodia rank
167th
Indonesia rank
166th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Cambodia
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 73.27 years against 73.19 years in Cambodia, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Indonesia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 167th and Indonesia ranks 166th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 2 and Indonesia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.01 years | 44.85 years | 3.84 years | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 45.64 years | 50.96 years | 5.32 years | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 34.35 years | 58.11 years | 23.76 years | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 54.4 years | 62.92 years | 8.52 years | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 58.72 years | 66.66 years | 7.94 years | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 65.47 years | 68.89 years | 3.42 years | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 71.32 years | 71.31 years | 0.0009 years | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 72.69 years | 71.7 years | 0.9917 years | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Cambodia or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 73.27 years against 73.19 years in Cambodia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Cambodia and Indonesia?
- 0.08 years, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Indonesia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cambodia and Indonesia rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Cambodia ranks 167th and Indonesia ranks 166th 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.