Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau: Life Expectancy at Birth
Cameroon
63.97
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
64.25
in 2024
Cameroon rank
193rd
Guinea-Bissau rank
192nd
Life Expectancy at Birth over time
- Cameroon
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 64.25 against 63.97 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.28.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Cameroon ranks 193rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 192nd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.73 | 36.68 | 6.05 | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 49.58 | 40.53 | 9.05 | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 52.92 | 45.09 | 7.83 | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 53.58 | 47.92 | 5.67 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 54.82 | 53.17 | 1.65 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 59.42 | 59.69 | 0.278 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 62.59 | 62.99 | 0.4018 | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Cameroon or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 64.25 against 63.97 in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.28, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for life expectancy at birth?
- Cameroon ranks 193rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 192nd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.