Countries With the Highest Life Expectancy
Every country with a figure for life expectancy, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Monaco (86.5), San Marino (85.8) and Hong Kong SAR, China (85.4). The middle country of the 217 has 74.7.
What this measures
Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Source: World Bank. For this measure, higher is better.
This measure mostly follows how rich a country is, so this ranking is close to a ranking by national income. Each country’s page also ranks it against countries with similar incomes, which is often the fairer comparison.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2024–2024. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Life expectancy | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 86.5 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2 | San Marino | 85.8 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 3 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 85.4 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 4 | Kuwait | 84.6 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 5 | Switzerland | 84.4 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 6 | Liechtenstein | 84.2 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 7 | French Polynesia | 84.2 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 8 | Andorra | 84.2 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 9 | Sweden | 84.1 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 10 | Japan | 84 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 11 | Italy | 84 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 12 | Spain | 83.9 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 13 | Gibraltar | 83.6 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 14 | Korea, Rep. | 83.6 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 15 | Singapore | 83.3 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 16 | Macao SAR, China | 83.3 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 17 | Israel | 83.2 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 83.2 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 19 | Norway | 83.2 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 20 | Faroe Islands | 83.1 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 83.1 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 22 | Australia | 83.1 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 23 | Ireland | 83 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 24 | France | 83 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 25 | Malta | 83 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 26 | Iceland | 82.8 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 27 | Qatar | 82.5 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 28 | Bermuda | 82.5 | 2024 | North America |
| 29 | Portugal | 82.4 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 30 | Finland | 82.3 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 31 | Belgium | 82.3 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 32 | Slovenia | 82.3 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 33 | Denmark | 82.3 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 34 | Canada | 82.1 | 2024 | North America |
| 35 | New Zealand | 82 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 36 | Austria | 82 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 37 | Netherlands | 82 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 38 | Puerto Rico (US) | 81.9 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 39 | Greece | 81.8 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 40 | Cyprus | 81.8 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 41 | Bahrain | 81.4 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 42 | United Kingdom | 81.4 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 43 | Chile | 81.4 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 44 | Maldives | 81.3 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 45 | Channel Islands | 81.2 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 46 | Isle of Man | 81.1 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 81 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 48 | Germany | 80.8 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 49 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 80.8 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 50 | Cayman Islands | 80.5 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 51 | St. Martin (French part) | 80.4 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 52 | Oman | 80.2 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 53 | Czechia | 80 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 54 | Albania | 79.8 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 55 | Panama | 79.8 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 56 | Estonia | 79.3 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | 79 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 58 | Northern Mariana Islands | 78.9 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 59 | Croatia | 78.9 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 60 | New Caledonia | 78.9 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 61 | United States | 78.9 | 2024 | North America |
| 62 | Poland | 78.4 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 63 | Slovak Republic | 78.4 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 64 | Armenia | 78.3 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 65 | Uruguay | 78.3 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 66 | Cuba | 78.3 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 67 | Kosovo | 78.2 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 68 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 78.2 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 78 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 70 | China | 78 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 71 | Jordan | 78 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 72 | Lebanon | 77.9 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 73 | Peru | 77.9 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 74 | Colombia | 77.9 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 75 | Montenegro | 77.9 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 76 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 77.9 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 77 | Antigua and Barbuda | 77.8 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 77.7 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 79 | Ecuador | 77.6 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 80 | Argentina | 77.5 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 81 | British Virgin Islands | 77.4 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 82 | Guam | 77.4 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 83 | Turkiye | 77.4 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 84 | Lithuania | 77.2 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 85 | Curacao | 77 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 86 | Malaysia | 76.8 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 87 | Hungary | 76.7 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 88 | Tunisia | 76.7 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 89 | North Macedonia | 76.6 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 90 | Thailand | 76.6 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 91 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 76.5 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 92 | Aruba | 76.5 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 93 | Algeria | 76.5 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 94 | Romania | 76.5 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 95 | Latvia | 76.4 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 96 | Barbados | 76.3 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 97 | Seychelles | 76.3 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 98 | Cabo Verde | 76.2 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 99 | Brazil | 76 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 100 | Serbia | 76 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 101 | Bulgaria | 75.8 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 102 | Brunei Darussalam | 75.5 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 103 | Morocco | 75.5 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 104 | Grenada | 75.4 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 105 | Mexico | 75.3 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 106 | Nicaragua | 75.1 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 107 | Bangladesh | 74.9 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 108 | Viet Nam | 74.7 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 109 | Bahamas, The | 74.7 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 110 | Ukraine | 74.7 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 111 | Georgia | 74.7 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 74.6 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 113 | Kazakhstan | 74.5 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 114 | Belarus | 74.4 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 115 | Paraguay | 74 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 116 | Dominican Republic | 73.9 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 117 | Mauritius | 73.8 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 118 | Suriname | 73.8 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 119 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 73.7 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 120 | Belize | 73.7 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 121 | Trinidad and Tobago | 73.6 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 122 | Russian Federation | 73.4 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 123 | Bhutan | 73.3 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 124 | Tonga | 73.1 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 125 | Honduras | 73 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 126 | American Samoa | 73 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 127 | St. Lucia | 72.8 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 128 | Guatemala | 72.7 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 129 | Venezuela, RB | 72.7 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 130 | Syrian Arab Republic | 72.6 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 131 | Uzbekistan | 72.5 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 132 | Iraq | 72.4 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 133 | Kyrgyz Republic | 72.4 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 134 | Mongolia | 72.4 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 135 | El Salvador | 72.3 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 136 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 72.3 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 137 | India | 72.2 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 138 | Tajikistan | 71.9 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 139 | Samoa | 71.8 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 140 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 71.8 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 141 | Vanuatu | 71.7 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 142 | Jamaica | 71.6 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 143 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 71.4 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 144 | Moldova | 71.3 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 145 | Dominica | 71.3 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 146 | Indonesia | 71.3 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 147 | Libya | 71.1 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 148 | Cambodia | 70.8 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 149 | Solomon Islands | 70.7 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 150 | Nepal | 70.6 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 151 | Guyana | 70.3 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 152 | Greenland | 70.3 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 153 | Turkmenistan | 70.2 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 154 | Philippines | 69.9 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 155 | Sao Tome and Principe | 69.9 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 156 | Yemen, Rep. | 69.4 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 157 | Palau | 69.4 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 158 | Botswana | 69.3 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 159 | Lao PDR | 69.2 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 160 | West Bank and Gaza | 69.2 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 161 | Senegal | 68.9 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 162 | Eritrea | 68.9 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 163 | Bolivia | 68.7 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 164 | Mauritania | 68.7 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 165 | Gabon | 68.5 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 166 | Uganda | 68.5 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 167 | Rwanda | 68 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 168 | Timor-Leste | 67.9 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 169 | Pakistan | 67.8 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 170 | Ethiopia | 67.6 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 171 | Malawi | 67.6 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 172 | Namibia | 67.5 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 173 | Fiji | 67.5 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 174 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 67.4 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 175 | Tuvalu | 67.3 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 176 | Tanzania | 67.2 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 177 | Myanmar | 67.1 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 178 | Marshall Islands | 67.1 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 179 | Comoros | 67 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 180 | Kiribati | 66.6 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 181 | Zambia | 66.5 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 182 | Sudan | 66.5 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 183 | South Africa | 66.3 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 184 | Afghanistan | 66.3 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 185 | Papua New Guinea | 66.3 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 186 | Djibouti | 66.2 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 187 | Gambia, The | 66.1 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 188 | Congo, Rep. | 66 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 189 | Ghana | 65.7 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 190 | Haiti | 65.1 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 191 | Angola | 64.8 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 192 | Eswatini | 64.3 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 193 | Guinea-Bissau | 64.3 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 194 | Cameroon | 64 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 195 | Equatorial Guinea | 63.9 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 196 | Madagascar | 63.8 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 197 | Kenya | 63.8 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 198 | Burundi | 63.8 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 199 | Mozambique | 63.8 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 200 | Zimbabwe | 63.1 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 201 | Togo | 62.9 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 202 | Liberia | 62.3 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 203 | Naoero | 62.3 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 204 | Cote d'Ivoire | 62.1 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 205 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 62.1 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 206 | Sierra Leone | 62 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 207 | Niger | 61.4 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 208 | Burkina Faso | 61.3 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 209 | Benin | 61 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 210 | Guinea | 60.9 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 211 | Mali | 60.7 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 212 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 59 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 213 | Lesotho | 57.8 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 214 | South Sudan | 57.7 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 215 | Central African Republic | 57.7 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 216 | Chad | 55.2 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 217 | Nigeria | 54.6 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
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