Ghana vs Kiribati: Life expectancy by sex
Ghana
67.94 years
in 2023
Kiribati
68.17 years
in 2023
Ghana rank
206th
Kiribati rank
205th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Ghana
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 68.17 years against 67.94 years in Ghana, a difference of 0.23 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kiribati ahead.
Ghana ranks 206th and Kiribati ranks 205th of 236 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.3 years | 47.63 years | 0.3385 years | Kiribati |
| 1960s | 49.78 years | 52.14 years | 2.35 years | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 51.24 years | 57.47 years | 6.23 years | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 54.52 years | 60.3 years | 5.78 years | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 57.79 years | 64.5 years | 6.7 years | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 60.79 years | 66.99 years | 6.2 years | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 64.77 years | 67.45 years | 2.68 years | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 67.19 years | 67.24 years | 0.0527 years | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Ghana or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 68.17 years against 67.94 years in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Ghana and Kiribati?
- 0.23 years, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kiribati?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Kiribati rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Ghana ranks 206th and Kiribati ranks 205th 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.