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171 countries ranked · World Bank · 2024

Which country has the highest life expectancy?

The highest life expectancy in the world: 1. Monaco (86.5 yrs), 2. Kuwait (84.6 yrs), 3. Switzerland (84.4 yrs).

The middle of the table sits at 74.6 yrs (Azerbaijan, no. 86 of 171), which is the figure to measure the top against.

The top 10

  1. 🇲🇨Monaco 86.5 yrs
  2. 🇰🇼Kuwait 84.6 yrs
  3. 🇨🇭Switzerland 84.4 yrs
  4. 🇦🇩Andorra 84.2 yrs
  5. 🇸🇪Sweden 84.1 yrs
  6. 🇯🇵Japan 84 yrs
  7. 🇮🇹Italy 84 yrs
  8. 🇪🇸Spain 83.9 yrs
  9. 🇰🇷South Korea 83.6 yrs
  10. 🇸🇬Singapore 83.4 yrs

Which country has the lowest life expectancy?

The lowest life expectancy in this table, from the very last row upwards: Nigeria (54.6 yrs), then Chad (55.2 yrs) and Central African Republic (57.7 yrs).

The same ranking, as a map

Which country has the highest life expectancy? Life expectancy · 171 countries ranked · shaded by rank, five equal groups 1. Monaco 86.5 yrs · 2. Kuwait 84.6 yrs · 3. Switzerland 84.4 yrs Afghanistan: 66.3 yrs (140th of 171)Albania: 79.8 yrs (40th of 171)Algeria: 76.5 yrs (69th of 171)Angola: 64.8 yrs (147th of 171)Argentina: 77.5 yrs (61st of 171)Armenia: 78.3 yrs (48th of 171)Australia: 83.1 yrs (15th of 171)Austria: 82 yrs (28th of 171)Azerbaijan: 74.6 yrs (86th of 171)Bahamas: 74.7 yrs (83rd of 171)Bangladesh: 74.9 yrs (81st of 171)Belarus: 74.4 yrs (88th of 171)Belgium: 82.3 yrs (23rd of 171)Belize: 73.7 yrs (93rd of 171)Benin: 61 yrs (163rd of 171)Bhutan: 73.3 yrs (96th of 171)Bolivia: 68.7 yrs (124th of 171)Bosnia and Herzegovina: 78 yrs (51st of 171)Botswana: 69.3 yrs (120th of 171)Brazil: 76 yrs (74th of 171)Brunei: 75.5 yrs (77th of 171)Bulgaria: 75.8 yrs (76th of 171)Burkina Faso: 61.3 yrs (162nd of 171)Burundi: 63.8 yrs (153rd of 171)Cambodia: 70.8 yrs (114th of 171)Cameroon: 64 yrs (149th of 171)Canada: 82.1 yrs (26th of 171)Central African Republic: 57.7 yrs (169th of 171)Chad: 55.2 yrs (170th of 171)Chile: 81.4 yrs (34th of 171)China: 78 yrs (52nd of 171)Colombia: 77.9 yrs (56th of 171)Congo: 66 yrs (144th of 171)Costa Rica: 81 yrs (36th of 171)Croatia: 78.9 yrs (44th of 171)Cuba: 78.3 yrs (50th of 171)Cyprus: 81.8 yrs (31st of 171)Czechia: 80 yrs (39th of 171)DR Congo: 62.1 yrs (159th of 171)Denmark: 82.3 yrs (25th of 171)Djibouti: 66.2 yrs (142nd of 171)Dominican Republic: 73.9 yrs (90th of 171)Ecuador: 77.6 yrs (60th of 171)Egypt: 71.8 yrs (108th of 171)El Salvador: 72.3 yrs (105th of 171)Equatorial Guinea: 63.9 yrs (150th of 171)Eritrea: 68.9 yrs (123rd of 171)Estonia: 79.3 yrs (42nd of 171)Ethiopia: 67.6 yrs (130th of 171)Fiji: 67.5 yrs (133rd of 171)Finland: 82.3 yrs (22nd of 171)France: 83 yrs (17th of 171)Gabon: 68.5 yrs (126th of 171)Gambia: 66.1 yrs (143rd of 171)Georgia: 74.7 yrs (85th of 171)Germany: 80.8 yrs (37th of 171)Ghana: 65.7 yrs (145th of 171)Greece: 81.8 yrs (30th of 171)Guatemala: 72.8 yrs (98th of 171)Guinea: 60.9 yrs (164th of 171)Guinea-Bissau: 64.3 yrs (148th of 171)Guyana: 70.3 yrs (116th of 171)Haiti: 65.1 yrs (146th of 171)Honduras: 73 yrs (97th of 171)Hungary: 76.7 yrs (65th of 171)Iceland: 82.8 yrs (19th of 171)India: 72.2 yrs (106th of 171)Indonesia: 71.3 yrs (112th of 171)Iran: 77.9 yrs (58th of 171)Iraq: 72.4 yrs (102nd of 171)Ireland: 83 yrs (16th of 171)Israel: 83.2 yrs (11th of 171)Italy: 84 yrs (7th of 171)Ivory Coast: 62.1 yrs (158th of 171)Jamaica: 71.6 yrs (110th of 171)Japan: 84 yrs (6th of 171)Jordan: 78 yrs (53rd of 171)Kazakhstan: 74.5 yrs (87th of 171)Kenya: 63.8 yrs (152nd of 171)Kuwait: 84.6 yrs (2nd of 171)Kyrgyzstan: 72.4 yrs (103rd of 171)Laos: 69.2 yrs (121st of 171)Latvia: 76.4 yrs (71st of 171)Lebanon: 77.9 yrs (54th of 171)Lesotho: 57.8 yrs (167th of 171)Liberia: 62.3 yrs (157th of 171)Libya: 71.1 yrs (113th of 171)Lithuania: 77.2 yrs (63rd of 171)Luxembourg: 83.2 yrs (12th of 171)Madagascar: 63.8 yrs (151st of 171)Malawi: 67.6 yrs (131st of 171)Malaysia: 76.8 yrs (64th of 171)Mali: 60.7 yrs (165th of 171)Mauritania: 68.7 yrs (125th of 171)Mexico: 75.3 yrs (79th of 171)Moldova: 71.3 yrs (111th of 171)Mongolia: 72.4 yrs (104th of 171)Montenegro: 77.9 yrs (57th of 171)Morocco: 75.5 yrs (78th of 171)Mozambique: 63.8 yrs (154th of 171)Myanmar: 67.1 yrs (135th of 171)Namibia: 67.5 yrs (132nd of 171)Nepal: 70.6 yrs (115th of 171)Netherlands: 82 yrs (29th of 171)New Zealand: 82 yrs (27th of 171)Nicaragua: 75.1 yrs (80th of 171)Niger: 61.4 yrs (161st of 171)Nigeria: 54.6 yrs (171st of 171)North Korea: 73.7 yrs (94th of 171)North Macedonia: 76.6 yrs (67th of 171)Norway: 83.2 yrs (13th of 171)Oman: 80.3 yrs (38th of 171)Pakistan: 67.8 yrs (129th of 171)Panama: 79.8 yrs (41st of 171)Papua New Guinea: 66.3 yrs (141st of 171)Paraguay: 74 yrs (89th of 171)Peru: 77.9 yrs (55th of 171)Philippines: 70 yrs (118th of 171)Poland: 78.4 yrs (46th of 171)Portugal: 82.4 yrs (21st of 171)Qatar: 82.5 yrs (20th of 171)Romania: 76.5 yrs (70th of 171)Russia: 73.4 yrs (95th of 171)Rwanda: 68 yrs (128th of 171)Saudi Arabia: 79 yrs (43rd of 171)Senegal: 68.9 yrs (122nd of 171)Serbia: 76 yrs (75th of 171)Sierra Leone: 62 yrs (160th of 171)Slovakia: 78.4 yrs (47th of 171)Slovenia: 82.3 yrs (24th of 171)Somalia: 59 yrs (166th of 171)South Africa: 66.3 yrs (139th of 171)South Korea: 83.6 yrs (9th of 171)South Sudan: 57.7 yrs (168th of 171)Spain: 83.9 yrs (8th of 171)Sri Lanka: 77.7 yrs (59th of 171)Sudan: 66.5 yrs (138th of 171)Suriname: 73.8 yrs (92nd of 171)Sweden: 84.1 yrs (5th of 171)Switzerland: 84.4 yrs (3rd of 171)Syria: 72.6 yrs (100th of 171)Taiwan: no dataTajikistan: 71.9 yrs (107th of 171)Tanzania: 67.2 yrs (134th of 171)Thailand: 76.6 yrs (68th of 171)Togo: 62.9 yrs (156th of 171)Tunisia: 76.7 yrs (66th of 171)Turkey: 77.4 yrs (62nd of 171)Turkmenistan: 70.2 yrs (117th of 171)Uganda: 68.5 yrs (127th of 171)Ukraine: 74.7 yrs (84th of 171)United Arab Emirates: 83.1 yrs (14th of 171)United Kingdom: 81.4 yrs (33rd of 171)United States: 78.9 yrs (45th of 171)Uruguay: 78.3 yrs (49th of 171)Uzbekistan: 72.5 yrs (101st of 171)Vanuatu: 71.7 yrs (109th of 171)Venezuela: 72.7 yrs (99th of 171)Vietnam: 74.7 yrs (82nd of 171)Yemen: 69.4 yrs (119th of 171)Zambia: 66.5 yrs (137th of 171)Zimbabwe: 63.1 yrs (155th of 171) Andorra: 84.2 yrs (4th of 171)Bahrain: 81.4 yrs (32nd of 171)Barbados: 76.3 yrs (72nd of 171)Cape Verde: 76.2 yrs (73rd of 171)Comoros: 67 yrs (136th of 171)Maldives: 81.3 yrs (35th of 171)Malta: 83 yrs (18th of 171)Mauritius: 73.8 yrs (91st of 171)Monaco: 86.5 yrs (1st of 171)Singapore: 83.4 yrs (10th of 171) 2 Kuwait · 84.6 yrs 1 Monaco · 86.5 yrs Rank 1–34 35–68 69–102 103–136 137–171 no data GEOPOLITIX geopolitix.live · the daily country-ranking game Source: World Bank · 2024
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Life expectancy, 171 countries, shaded by rank. Source: World Bank · data 2024. Projection: Equal Earth, so every country's area is honestly proportioned.

The full ranking of all 171 countries

Life expectancy · 2024
#CountryLife expectancy
1🇲🇨Monaco86.5 yrs
2🇰🇼Kuwait84.6 yrs
3🇨🇭Switzerland84.4 yrs
4🇦🇩Andorra84.2 yrs
5🇸🇪Sweden84.1 yrs
6🇯🇵Japan84 yrs
7🇮🇹Italy84 yrs
8🇪🇸Spain83.9 yrs
9🇰🇷South Korea83.6 yrs
10🇸🇬Singapore83.4 yrs
11🇮🇱Israel83.2 yrs
12🇱🇺Luxembourg83.2 yrs
13🇳🇴Norway83.2 yrs
14🇦🇪United Arab Emirates83.1 yrs
15🇦🇺Australia83.1 yrs
16🇮🇪Ireland83 yrs
17🇫🇷France83 yrs
18🇲🇹Malta83 yrs
19🇮🇸Iceland82.8 yrs
20🇶🇦Qatar82.5 yrs
21🇵🇹Portugal82.4 yrs
22🇫🇮Finland82.3 yrs
23🇧🇪Belgium82.3 yrs
24🇸🇮Slovenia82.3 yrs
25🇩🇰Denmark82.3 yrs
26🇨🇦Canada82.1 yrs
27🇳🇿New Zealand82 yrs
28🇦🇹Austria82 yrs
29🇳🇱Netherlands82 yrs
30🇬🇷Greece81.8 yrs
31🇨🇾Cyprus81.8 yrs
32🇧🇭Bahrain81.4 yrs
33🇬🇧United Kingdom81.4 yrs
34🇨🇱Chile81.4 yrs
35🇲🇻Maldives81.3 yrs
36🇨🇷Costa Rica81 yrs
37🇩🇪Germany80.8 yrs
38🇴🇲Oman80.3 yrs
39🇨🇿Czechia80 yrs
40🇦🇱Albania79.8 yrs
41🇵🇦Panama79.8 yrs
42🇪🇪Estonia79.3 yrs
43🇸🇦Saudi Arabia79 yrs
44🇭🇷Croatia78.9 yrs
45🇺🇸United States78.9 yrs
46🇵🇱Poland78.4 yrs
47🇸🇰Slovakia78.4 yrs
48🇦🇲Armenia78.3 yrs
49🇺🇾Uruguay78.3 yrs
50🇨🇺Cuba78.3 yrs
51🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina78 yrs
52🇨🇳China78 yrs
53🇯🇴Jordan78 yrs
54🇱🇧Lebanon77.9 yrs
55🇵🇪Peru77.9 yrs
56🇨🇴Colombia77.9 yrs
57🇲🇪Montenegro77.9 yrs
58🇮🇷Iran77.9 yrs
59🇱🇰Sri Lanka77.7 yrs
60🇪🇨Ecuador77.6 yrs
61🇦🇷Argentina77.5 yrs
62🇹🇷Turkey77.4 yrs
63🇱🇹Lithuania77.2 yrs
64🇲🇾Malaysia76.8 yrs
65🇭🇺Hungary76.7 yrs
66🇹🇳Tunisia76.7 yrs
67🇲🇰North Macedonia76.6 yrs
68🇹🇭Thailand76.6 yrs
69🇩🇿Algeria76.5 yrs
70🇷🇴Romania76.5 yrs
71🇱🇻Latvia76.4 yrs
72🇧🇧Barbados76.3 yrs
73🇨🇻Cape Verde76.2 yrs
74🇧🇷Brazil76 yrs
75🇷🇸Serbia76 yrs
76🇧🇬Bulgaria75.8 yrs
77🇧🇳Brunei75.5 yrs
78🇲🇦Morocco75.5 yrs
79🇲🇽Mexico75.3 yrs
80🇳🇮Nicaragua75.1 yrs
81🇧🇩Bangladesh74.9 yrs
82🇻🇳Vietnam74.7 yrs
83🇧🇸Bahamas74.7 yrs
84🇺🇦Ukraine74.7 yrs
85🇬🇪Georgia74.7 yrs
86🇦🇿Azerbaijan74.6 yrs
87🇰🇿Kazakhstan74.5 yrs
88🇧🇾Belarus74.4 yrs
89🇵🇾Paraguay74 yrs
90🇩🇴Dominican Republic73.9 yrs
91🇲🇺Mauritius73.8 yrs
92🇸🇷Suriname73.8 yrs
93🇧🇿Belize73.7 yrs
94🇰🇵North Korea73.7 yrs
95🇷🇺Russia73.4 yrs
96🇧🇹Bhutan73.3 yrs
97🇭🇳Honduras73 yrs
98🇬🇹Guatemala72.8 yrs
99🇻🇪Venezuela72.7 yrs
100🇸🇾Syria72.6 yrs
101🇺🇿Uzbekistan72.5 yrs
102🇮🇶Iraq72.4 yrs
103🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan72.4 yrs
104🇲🇳Mongolia72.4 yrs
105🇸🇻El Salvador72.3 yrs
106🇮🇳India72.2 yrs
107🇹🇯Tajikistan71.9 yrs
108🇪🇬Egypt71.8 yrs
109🇻🇺Vanuatu71.7 yrs
110🇯🇲Jamaica71.6 yrs
111🇲🇩Moldova71.3 yrs
112🇮🇩Indonesia71.3 yrs
113🇱🇾Libya71.1 yrs
114🇰🇭Cambodia70.8 yrs
115🇳🇵Nepal70.6 yrs
116🇬🇾Guyana70.3 yrs
117🇹🇲Turkmenistan70.2 yrs
118🇵🇭Philippines70 yrs
119🇾🇪Yemen69.4 yrs
120🇧🇼Botswana69.3 yrs
121🇱🇦Laos69.2 yrs
122🇸🇳Senegal68.9 yrs
123🇪🇷Eritrea68.9 yrs
124🇧🇴Bolivia68.7 yrs
125🇲🇷Mauritania68.7 yrs
126🇬🇦Gabon68.5 yrs
127🇺🇬Uganda68.5 yrs
128🇷🇼Rwanda68 yrs
129🇵🇰Pakistan67.8 yrs
130🇪🇹Ethiopia67.6 yrs
131🇲🇼Malawi67.6 yrs
132🇳🇦Namibia67.5 yrs
133🇫🇯Fiji67.5 yrs
134🇹🇿Tanzania67.2 yrs
135🇲🇲Myanmar67.1 yrs
136🇰🇲Comoros67 yrs
137🇿🇲Zambia66.5 yrs
138🇸🇩Sudan66.5 yrs
139🇿🇦South Africa66.3 yrs
140🇦🇫Afghanistan66.3 yrs
141🇵🇬Papua New Guinea66.3 yrs
142🇩🇯Djibouti66.2 yrs
143🇬🇲Gambia66.1 yrs
144🇨🇬Congo66 yrs
145🇬🇭Ghana65.7 yrs
146🇭🇹Haiti65.1 yrs
147🇦🇴Angola64.8 yrs
148🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau64.3 yrs
149🇨🇲Cameroon64 yrs
150🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea63.9 yrs
151🇲🇬Madagascar63.8 yrs
152🇰🇪Kenya63.8 yrs
153🇧🇮Burundi63.8 yrs
154🇲🇿Mozambique63.8 yrs
155🇿🇼Zimbabwe63.1 yrs
156🇹🇬Togo62.9 yrs
157🇱🇷Liberia62.3 yrs
158🇨🇮Ivory Coast62.1 yrs
159🇨🇩DR Congo62.1 yrs
160🇸🇱Sierra Leone62 yrs
161🇳🇪Niger61.4 yrs
162🇧🇫Burkina Faso61.3 yrs
163🇧🇯Benin61 yrs
164🇬🇳Guinea60.9 yrs
165🇲🇱Mali60.7 yrs
166🇸🇴Somalia59 yrs
167🇱🇸Lesotho57.8 yrs
168🇸🇸South Sudan57.7 yrs
169🇨🇫Central African Republic57.7 yrs
170🇹🇩Chad55.2 yrs
171🇳🇬Nigeria54.6 yrs
Source: World Bank · 2024 · 171 countries ranked

What this table covers

This table ranks the 171 countries that have a life expectancy figure in World Bank's data (2024). Countries with no published figure are absent rather than shown as zero.

Frequently asked questions

Which country has the highest life expectancy?

The highest life expectancy in the world: 1. Monaco (86.5 yrs), 2. Kuwait (84.6 yrs), 3. Switzerland (84.4 yrs).

Which country has the lowest life expectancy?

The lowest life expectancy in this table, from the very last row upwards: Nigeria (54.6 yrs), then Chad (55.2 yrs) and Central African Republic (57.7 yrs).

Is this how long a person born today will live?

It is life expectancy at birth, which is a snapshot rather than a forecast: it asks how long a baby born in 2024 would live if the death rates of that single year never changed again. They do change, usually for the better, so a real newborn will most likely outlive the figure in its own row. The number's real job is comparison, not prophecy.

How many countries are in this ranking, and where does the data come from?

171 countries have a published figure for life expectancy, and all 171 are listed above. The source is World Bank (2024), linked under the table, and the numbers are read from that dataset every time this page is rebuilt rather than typed in by hand.

Is there a game built on this data?

Yes. Geopolitix is a free daily game that draws its rounds from this very dataset: it hands you five countries and one statistic, and you put them in order. This table is one of the 33 it plays.

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