Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Namibia or Palestine, State of?

Palestine, State of, at 71.5 years against 71.34 years in Namibia as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Namibia and Palestine, State of?

0.16 years, with Palestine, State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Palestine, State of?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Namibia vs Palestine, State of: Life expectancy by sex

Namibia

71.34 years

in 2023

Palestine, State of

71.5 years

in 2023

Namibia rank

178th

Palestine, State of rank

176th

Life expectancy by sex over time

Namibia
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 71.5 years against 71.34 years in Namibia, a difference of 0.16 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Palestine, State of has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 178th and Palestine, State of ranks 176th of 236 countries.

Palestine, State of has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
1950s	46.93 years	49.77 years	2.84 years	Palestine, State of
1960s	53.48 years	54.32 years	0.8363 years	Palestine, State of
1970s	59.69 years	60.43 years	0.7444 years	Palestine, State of
1980s	63.84 years	66.64 years	2.8 years	Palestine, State of
1990s	60.22 years	70.92 years	10.7 years	Palestine, State of
2000s	55.02 years	73.54 years	18.53 years	Palestine, State of
2010s	62.84 years	76.49 years	13.66 years	Palestine, State of
2020s	68 years	76.17 years	8.17 years	Palestine, State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Namibia or Palestine, State of?: Palestine, State of, at 71.5 years against 71.34 years in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Namibia and Palestine, State of?: 0.16 years, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Palestine, State of?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Palestine, State of rank globally for life expectancy by sex?: Namibia ranks 178th and Palestine, State of ranks 176th 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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Indicator: Life expectancy by sex
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.