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Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 63.71 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
63.71 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
213th
of 236 countries
All-time high
63.71 years
in 2023
All-time low
30.54 years
in 1976
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Equatorial Guinea recorded 63.71 years for life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 63.71 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.54 years, in 1976.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 213th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Year years Change
1950 40.11 years —
1951 40.37 years +0.6%
1952 40.63 years +0.6%
1953 40.89 years +0.6%
1954 41.15 years +0.6%
1955 41.41 years +0.6%
1956 41.67 years +0.6%
1957 41.94 years +0.6%
1958 42.2 years +0.6%
1959 42.48 years +0.6%
1960 42.74 years +0.6%
1961 43.01 years +0.6%
1962 43.27 years +0.6%
1963 43.54 years +0.6%
1964 43.8 years +0.6%
1965 44.07 years +0.6%
1966 44.33 years +0.6%
1967 44.59 years +0.6%
1968 44.85 years +0.6%
1969 31 years -30.9%
1970 31.09 years +0.3%
1971 37.23 years +19.8%
1972 44.44 years +19.4%
1973 44.66 years +0.5%
1974 41.49 years -7.1%
1975 37.32 years -10.0%
1976 30.54 years -18.2%
1977 42.01 years +37.6%
1978 42.33 years +0.8%
1979 43.03 years +1.7%
1980 48.78 years +13.4%
1981 49.11 years +0.7%
1982 49.67 years +1.1%
1983 50.05 years +0.8%
1984 50.2 years +0.3%
1985 50.6 years +0.8%
1986 50.85 years +0.5%
1987 50.99 years +0.3%
1988 51.18 years +0.4%
1989 51.29 years +0.2%
1990 51.4 years +0.2%
1991 51.5 years +0.2%
1992 51.58 years +0.2%
1993 51.67 years +0.2%
1994 51.78 years +0.2%
1995 51.93 years +0.3%
1996 52.12 years +0.4%
1997 52.37 years +0.5%
1998 52.65 years +0.5%
1999 53 years +0.7%
2000 53.4 years +0.7%
2001 53.83 years +0.8%
2002 54.32 years +0.9%
2003 54.79 years +0.9%
2004 55.31 years +0.9%
2005 55.77 years +0.8%
2006 56.35 years +1.1%
2007 56.86 years +0.9%
2008 57.38 years +0.9%
2009 57.88 years +0.9%
2010 58.34 years +0.8%
2011 58.83 years +0.8%
2012 59.3 years +0.8%
2013 59.78 years +0.8%
2014 60.23 years +0.7%
2015 60.63 years +0.7%
2016 61.08 years +0.7%
2017 61.48 years +0.7%
2018 61.91 years +0.7%
2019 62.3 years +0.6%
2020 62.14 years -0.3%
2021 62.45 years +0.5%
2022 63.35 years +1.5%
2023 63.71 years +0.6%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Equatorial Guinea's 63.71 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 86% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Equatorial Guinea's 63.71 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1 years, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1977 +37.6% 30.54 years 42.01 years
1969 -30.9% 44.85 years 31 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 41.29 years 40.11 years 42.48 years 10
1960s 42.52 years 31 years 44.85 years 10
1970s 39.41 years 30.54 years 44.66 years 10
1980s 50.27 years 48.78 years 51.29 years 10
1990s 52 years 51.4 years 53 years 10
2000s 55.59 years 53.4 years 57.88 years 10
2010s 60.39 years 58.34 years 62.3 years 10
2020s 62.91 years 62.14 years 63.71 years 4

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 210 Angola 64.62 years compare
  2. 211 Eswatini 64.12 years compare
  3. 212 Guinea-Bissau 64.08 years compare
  4. 214 Cameroon 63.7 years compare
  5. 215 Burundi 63.65 years compare
  6. 216 Kenya 63.65 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
Life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Equatorial Guinea was 63.71 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 63.71 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 30.54 years in 1976.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 213th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Period life expectancy at birth.