Côte d'Ivoire vs Equatorial Guinea: Life expectancy by sex
Côte d'Ivoire
64.13 years
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
65.66 years
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
220th
Equatorial Guinea rank
217th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 65.66 years against 64.13 years in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 1.53 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 220th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 217th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 3 and Equatorial Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.99 years | 44.28 years | 8.29 years | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | 42.45 years | 45.52 years | 3.07 years | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 49.7 years | 42.76 years | 6.93 years | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 55.11 years | 52.84 years | 2.28 years | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 53.72 years | 53.6 years | 0.1183 years | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 53.71 years | 56.95 years | 3.24 years | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 59.72 years | 62.04 years | 2.32 years | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 63.13 years | 64.88 years | 1.75 years | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Côte d'Ivoire or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 65.66 years against 64.13 years in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Côte d'Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea?
- 1.53 years, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 220th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 217th 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.