Colombia vs Latvia: Life expectancy by sex
Colombia
80.45 years
in 2023
Latvia
80.47 years
in 2023
Colombia rank
85th
Latvia rank
84th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Colombia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 80.47 years against 80.45 years in Colombia, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.
Colombia ranks 85th and Latvia ranks 84th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 54.07 years | 70.26 years | 16.19 years | Latvia |
| 1960s | 60.7 years | 74.19 years | 13.49 years | Latvia |
| 1970s | 66.17 years | 74.35 years | 8.18 years | Latvia |
| 1980s | 71.09 years | 74.66 years | 3.57 years | Latvia |
| 1990s | 74.12 years | 73.99 years | 0.1326 years | Colombia |
| 2000s | 76.62 years | 76.23 years | 0.3968 years | Colombia |
| 2010s | 78.99 years | 79.07 years | 0.0841 years | Latvia |
| 2020s | 78.63 years | 79.47 years | 0.8418 years | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Colombia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 80.47 years against 80.45 years in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Colombia and Latvia?
- 0.02 years, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Latvia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Latvia rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Colombia ranks 85th and Latvia ranks 84th 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.