Sao Tome and Principe vs Vanuatu: Life expectation at birth by sex

Sao Tome and Principe
73.73
in 2023
Vanuatu
73.93
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
162nd
Vanuatu rank
160th

Life expectation at birth by sex over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Vanuatu
020406080195019862023

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 73.93 against 73.73 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.2.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 162nd and Vanuatu ranks 160th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1950s 40.81 47.58 6.78 Vanuatu
1960s 51.76 53.65 1.9 Vanuatu
1970s 60.45 59.69 0.7549 Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 61.56 66.58 5.02 Vanuatu
1990s 62.73 70.88 8.15 Vanuatu
2000s 64.74 71.66 6.92 Vanuatu
2010s 69.06 72.87 3.82 Vanuatu
2020s 72.76 73.34 0.5797 Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectation at birth by sex, Sao Tome and Principe or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 73.93 against 73.73 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectation at birth by sex between Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?
0.2, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Vanuatu rank globally for life expectation at birth by sex?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 162nd and Vanuatu ranks 160th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectation at birth by sex
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed