Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau: Life expectancy by sex
Cameroon
65.94 years
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
66.36 years
in 2023
Cameroon rank
214th
Guinea-Bissau rank
213th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Cameroon
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 66.36 years against 65.94 years in Cameroon, a difference of 0.42 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Cameroon ranks 214th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 213th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 38.02 years | 38.2 years | 0.1827 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 45.05 years | 40.26 years | 4.79 years | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 50.85 years | 43.46 years | 7.39 years | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 54.42 years | 47.02 years | 7.41 years | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 55.12 years | 50.27 years | 4.85 years | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 56.04 years | 55.21 years | 0.8356 years | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 61.29 years | 61.73 years | 0.4357 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 64.46 years | 64.94 years | 0.4798 years | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Cameroon or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 66.36 years against 65.94 years in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.42 years, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Cameroon ranks 214th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 213th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.