Comoros vs Papua New Guinea: Life expectancy by sex
Comoros
68.93 years
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
69.08 years
in 2023
Comoros rank
201st
Papua New Guinea rank
200th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Comoros
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 69.08 years against 68.93 years in Comoros, a difference of 0.15 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Comoros ranks 201st and Papua New Guinea ranks 200th of 236 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.4 years | 44.31 years | 3.91 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 44.37 years | 51 years | 6.63 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 49.13 years | 57.18 years | 8.05 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 54.14 years | 61.29 years | 7.15 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 58.78 years | 63.07 years | 4.29 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 62.37 years | 64.18 years | 1.81 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 66.12 years | 67.15 years | 1.03 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 68.22 years | 68.3 years | 0.0806 years | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Comoros or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 69.08 years against 68.93 years in Comoros as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Comoros and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.15 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and Papua New Guinea rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Comoros ranks 201st and Papua New Guinea ranks 200th 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.