Djibouti vs Papua New Guinea: Life expectancy by sex
Djibouti
68.51 years
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
69.08 years
in 2023
Djibouti rank
203rd
Papua New Guinea rank
200th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Djibouti
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 69.08 years against 68.51 years in Djibouti, a difference of 0.57 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 203rd 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 | Djibouti | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.92 years | 44.31 years | 0.3943 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 47.08 years | 51 years | 3.92 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 51.52 years | 57.18 years | 5.67 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 55.76 years | 61.29 years | 5.53 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 57.82 years | 63.07 years | 5.26 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 60.64 years | 64.18 years | 3.54 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 65.08 years | 67.15 years | 2.08 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 67.46 years | 68.3 years | 0.8343 years | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Djibouti or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 69.08 years against 68.51 years in Djibouti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Djibouti and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.57 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Papua New Guinea rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Djibouti ranks 203rd 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.