Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea: Life expectation at birth by sex
Cameroon
65.94
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
65.66
in 2023
Cameroon rank
207th
Equatorial Guinea rank
210th
Life expectation at birth by sex over time
- Cameroon
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 65.94 against 65.66 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.28.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 207th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 210th of 229 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Equatorial Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 38.02 | 44.28 | 6.26 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | 45.05 | 45.52 | 0.471 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 50.85 | 42.76 | 8.09 | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 54.42 | 52.84 | 1.58 | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 55.12 | 53.6 | 1.52 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 56.04 | 56.95 | 0.9083 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 61.29 | 62.04 | 0.7435 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 64.46 | 64.88 | 0.4165 | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectation at birth by sex, Cameroon or Equatorial Guinea?
- Cameroon, at 65.94 against 65.66 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectation at birth by sex between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.28, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Cameroon ranks 207th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 210th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.