Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 63.7 years in Equatorial Guinea and 68.3 years in Gabon, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Gabon, by 4.6 years, or 1.07 times that in Equatorial Guinea.

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What the numbers say

Gabon has been higher since 1952, when it overtook Equatorial Guinea.
In 2023, Equatorial Guinea ranked 206 and Gabon ranked 176 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Equatorial Guinea at 75.4 years and Gabon at 79.8 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Equatorial Guinea	Gabon	World
2023	63.7	68.3	73.2
2022	63.4	67.7	72.6
2021	62.5	67.1	70.9
2020	62.1	67.1	71.9
2019	62.3	67.3	72.6
2018	61.9	67	72.4
2017	61.5	66.8	72.1
2016	61.1	66.6	71.9
2015	60.6	66.3	71.6
2014	60.2	66.1	71.4
2013	59.8	65.8	71.1
2012	59.3	65.4	70.8
2011	58.8	65.1	70.4
2010	58.3	64.7	70.1
2009	57.9	64.4	69.7
2008	57.4	64	69.3
2007	56.9	63.6	69
2006	56.4	63.3	68.6
2005	55.8	63	68.1
2004	55.3	62.7	67.7
2003	54.8	62.5	67.4
2002	54.3	62.2	67.1
2001	53.8	62	66.8
2000	53.4	61.8	66.4
1999	53	61.7	66
1998	52.7	61.5	65.7
1997	52.4	61.4	65.5
1996	52.1	61.3	65.2
1995	51.9	61.3	64.9
1994	51.8	61.2	64.3
1993	51.7	61.1	64.4
1992	51.6	61	64.3
1991	51.5	60.9	64.1
1990	51.4	60.7	64
1989	51.3	60.6	63.8
1988	51.2	60.4	63.4
1987	51	60.2	63.2
1986	50.9	60	62.7
1985	50.6	59.7	62.2
1984	50.2	59.3	61.9
1983	50.1	59	61.5
1982	49.7	58.6	61.3
1981	49.1	58.3	60.9
1980	48.8	57.9	60.5
1979	43	57.4	60.2
1978	42.3	57	59.5
1977	42	56.5	59.2
1976	30.5	56	58.6
1975	37.3	55.5	58.3
1974	41.5	54.9	58.1
1973	44.7	54.4	57.7
1972	44.4	53.8	57.2
1971	37.2	53.3	56
1970	31.1	52.7	56.3
1969	31	52.1	56
1968	44.9	51.6	55.6
1967	44.6	50.9	55.1
1966	44.3	50.3	54.6
1965	44.1	49.7	54
1964	43.8	49	54.3
1963	43.5	48.4	53.7
1962	43.3	47.8	53.2
1961	43	47.1	50.4
1960	42.7	46.4	47.8
1959	42.5	45.8	49.6
1958	42.2	45.1	51.6
1957	41.9	44.4	51.1
1956	41.7	43.7	50.7
1955	41.4	43	50.2
1954	41.2	42.2	49.7
1953	40.9	41.5	48.8
1952	40.6	40.7	48.2
1951	40.4	40	47.1
1950	40.1	39.3	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Equatorial Guinea	Gabon	World
2024	63.962.5–65.4	68.567.1–69.9	73.3
2025	64.162–66.3	68.766.7–70.6	73.5
2026	64.361.8–66.9	68.966.5–71.1	73.8
2027	64.561.4–67.4	6966.3–71.7	73.9
2028	64.761.3–67.9	69.266.2–72.3	74.1
2029	64.961.2–68.5	69.465.9–72.5	74.2
2030	65.161–68.9	69.565.9–72.9	74.4
2031	65.260.8–69.3	69.766–73.2	74.5
2032	65.460.9–69.7	69.865.8–73.7	74.7
2033	65.660.7–70.2	7065.7–74	74.8
2034	65.860.4–70.7	70.265.8–74.4	75
2035	6660.3–71.1	70.365.7–74.9	75.1
2036	66.160.4–71.5	70.565.6–75.2	75.3
2037	66.360.5–72	70.665.6–75.5	75.4
2038	66.560.3–72.2	70.865.5–75.9	75.5
2039	66.660.3–72.8	70.965.6–76.2	75.7
2040	66.860.4–73.1	71.165.2–76.5	75.8
2041	6760.5–73.4	71.265.2–76.7	75.9
2042	67.160.3–73.7	71.465.1–76.9	76.1
2043	67.360.5–74.2	71.565.1–77	76.2
2044	67.560.2–74.5	71.765.2–77.4	76.3
2045	67.660–74.9	71.865.2–77.6	76.5
2046	67.860–75.3	7265.3–78	76.6
2047	6860.1–75.4	72.165.4–78.2	76.7
2048	68.160.1–75.6	72.365.3–78.6	76.8
2049	68.360.5–75.7	72.465.2–78.9	76.9
2050	68.460.2–76	72.665.4–79.2	77
2051	68.660.3–76.5	72.765.3–79.5	77.1
2052	68.760.5–76.9	72.965.6–79.8	77.2
2053	68.960.3–77	7365.8–80.1	77.3
2054	6960.5–77.3	73.165.8–80.5	77.4
2055	69.260.4–77.6	73.365.7–80.8	77.6
2056	69.360.4–77.6	73.465.6–80.8	77.7
2057	69.560.1–77.9	73.665.5–81.1	77.8
2058	69.660.4–78.2	73.865.6–81.3	77.9
2059	69.860.3–78.3	73.965.7–81.4	78
2060	69.960.5–78.5	74.165.8–81.5	78.1
2061	7060.5–78.7	74.265.6–82	78.2
2062	70.260.3–78.9	74.365.4–82.3	78.3
2063	70.360.6–79.2	74.565.7–82.6	78.4
2064	70.560.9–79.6	74.665.7–82.7	78.5
2065	70.660.9–79.7	74.865.6–82.9	78.6
2066	70.760.9–79.8	74.965.8–83.2	78.7
2067	70.960.9–80.2	75.165.7–83.4	78.8
2068	7160.9–80.6	75.265.8–83.7	78.9
2069	71.261–80.6	75.365.9–83.8	79
2070	71.361–80.9	75.565.9–83.8	79.1
2071	71.461–81	75.666–84.1	79.2
2072	71.661.1–81.4	75.866.2–84.4	79.3
2073	71.760.9–81.6	75.966.1–84.6	79.4
2074	71.961.1–81.8	7666.3–84.8	79.4
2075	7261.3–82	76.266.1–85.1	79.5
2076	72.161.6–82.3	76.366.1–85.2	79.6
2077	72.361–82.5	76.566.1–85.4	79.7
2078	72.461.2–82.7	76.666.3–85.5	79.8
2079	72.661.2–83.1	76.866.4–85.8	79.9
2080	72.761.4–83.1	76.966.4–85.6	80
2081	72.861.5–83.4	77.166.1–85.9	80.1
2082	7361.6–83.6	77.266.1–86.1	80.2
2083	73.161.7–83.8	77.466.1–86.3	80.3
2084	73.361.6–83.8	77.566.2–86.3	80.3
2085	73.461.6–84	77.766.1–86.4	80.4
2086	73.561.6–84.2	77.866.2–86.7	80.5
2087	73.761.9–84.6	77.966.3–86.9	80.6
2088	73.861.7–84.6	78.166.2–86.9	80.7
2089	73.962–84.8	78.266.7–87.1	80.8
2090	74.161.9–85.2	78.466.5–87.3	80.9
2091	74.261.7–85.4	78.566.4–87.6	81
2092	74.361.7–85.4	78.766.6–87.5	81
2093	74.562.2–85.9	78.866.6–87.8	81.1
2094	74.662.1–85.9	78.966.6–87.9	81.2
2095	74.762.3–86	79.166.8–88	81.3
2096	74.862.4–86.1	79.266.6–88.2	81.4
2097	7562.2–86.1	79.366.6–88.4	81.5
2098	75.162.1–86.4	79.566.7–88.4	81.6
2099	75.362–86.3	79.666.7–88.4	81.7
2100	75.461.8–86.7	79.866.6–88.5	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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