Countries by life expectancy
Monaco ranks highest at 86.5 years, followed by San Marino and Hong Kong. All 193 countries and 35 territories ranked below.
Mostly 2024 data
Updated August 12, 2026
| Rank | Country | Life expectancy | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Monaco | 86.5 years | 2024 |
| 2 |  San Marino | 85.8 years | 2024 |
| 3 |  Hong Kong territory | 85.4 years | 2024 |
| 4 |  Kuwait | 84.6 years | 2024 |
| 5 |  Switzerland | 84.4 years | 2024 |
| 6 |  Liechtenstein | 84.2 years | 2024 |
| 7 |  French Polynesia territory | 84.2 years | 2024 |
| 8 |  Andorra | 84.2 years | 2024 |
| 9 |  Sweden | 84.1 years | 2024 |
| 10 |  Japan | 84.0 years | 2024 |
| 11 |  Italy | 84.0 years | 2024 |
| 12 |  Spain | 83.9 years | 2024 |
| 13 |  Gibraltar territory | 83.6 years | 2024 |
| 14 |  South Korea | 83.6 years | 2024 |
| 15 |  Guernsey territory | 83.6 years | 2024 archive |
| 16 |  Singapore | 83.3 years | 2024 |
| 17 |  Macau territory | 83.3 years | 2024 |
| 18 |  Israel | 83.2 years | 2024 |
| 19 |  Luxembourg | 83.2 years | 2024 |
| 20 |  Norway | 83.2 years | 2024 |
| 21 |  Faroe Islands territory | 83.1 years | 2024 |
| 22 |  United Arab Emirates | 83.1 years | 2024 |
| 23 |  Australia | 83.1 years | 2024 |
| 24 |  Ireland | 83.0 years | 2024 |
| 25 |  Jersey territory | 83.0 years | 2024 archive |
| 26 |  France | 83.0 years | 2024 |
| 27 |  Malta | 83.0 years | 2024 |
| 28 |  Iceland | 82.8 years | 2024 |
| 29 |  Anguilla territory | 82.6 years | 2024 archive |
| 30 |  Qatar | 82.5 years | 2024 |
| 31 |  Bermuda territory | 82.5 years | 2024 |
| 32 |  Portugal | 82.4 years | 2024 |
| 33 |  Finland | 82.3 years | 2024 |
| 34 |  Belgium | 82.3 years | 2024 |
| 35 |  Slovenia | 82.3 years | 2024 |
| 36 |  Denmark | 82.3 years | 2024 |
| 37 |  Canada | 82.1 years | 2024 |
| 38 |  New Zealand | 82.0 years | 2024 |
| 39 |  Austria | 82.0 years | 2024 |
| 40 |  Netherlands | 82.0 years | 2024 |
| 41 |  Puerto Rico territory | 81.9 years | 2024 |
| 42 |  Greece | 81.8 years | 2024 |
| 43 |  Cyprus | 81.8 years | 2024 |
| 44 |  Saint Pierre and Miquelon territory | 81.8 years | 2024 archive |
| 45 |  Taiwan territory | 81.6 years | 2024 archive |
| 46 |  Bahrain | 81.4 years | 2024 |
| 47 |  United Kingdom | 81.4 years | 2024 |
| 48 |  Chile | 81.4 years | 2024 |
| 49 |  Maldives | 81.3 years | 2024 |
| 50 |  Wallis and Futuna territory | 81.1 years | 2024 archive |
| 51 |  Isle of Man territory | 81.1 years | 2024 |
| 52 |  Saint Barthélemy territory | 81.0 years | 2024 archive |
| 53 |  Costa Rica | 81.0 years | 2024 |
| 54 |  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha territory | 80.9 years | 2024 archive |
| 55 |  Germany | 80.8 years | 2024 |
| 56 |  United States Virgin Islands territory | 80.8 years | 2024 |
| 57 |  Cayman Islands territory | 80.5 years | 2024 |
| 58 |  Saint Martin territory | 80.4 years | 2024 |
| 59 |  Oman | 80.2 years | 2024 |
| 60 |  Czechia (Czech Republic) | 80.0 years | 2024 |
| 61 |  Albania | 79.8 years | 2024 |
| 62 |  Panama | 79.8 years | 2024 |
| 63 |  Estonia | 79.3 years | 2024 |
| 64 |  Saudi Arabia | 79.0 years | 2024 |
| 65 |  Northern Mariana Islands territory | 78.9 years | 2024 |
| 66 |  Croatia | 78.9 years | 2024 |
| 67 |  New Caledonia territory | 78.9 years | 2024 |
| 68 |  United States | 78.9 years | 2024 |
| 69 |  Poland | 78.4 years | 2024 |
| 70 |  Slovakia | 78.4 years | 2024 |
| 71 |  Armenia | 78.3 years | 2024 |
| 72 |  Uruguay | 78.3 years | 2024 |
| 73 |  Cuba | 78.3 years | 2024 |
| 74 |  Kosovo territory | 78.2 years | 2024 |
| 75 |  Turks and Caicos Islands territory | 78.2 years | 2024 |
| 76 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 78.0 years | 2024 |
| 77 |  China | 78.0 years | 2024 |
| 78 |  Jordan | 78.0 years | 2024 |
| 79 |  Lebanon | 77.9 years | 2024 |
| 80 |  Peru | 77.9 years | 2024 |
| 81 |  Colombia | 77.9 years | 2024 |
| 82 |  Montenegro | 77.9 years | 2024 |
| 83 |  Iran | 77.9 years | 2024 |
| 84 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 77.8 years | 2024 |
| 85 |  Sri Lanka | 77.7 years | 2024 |
| 86 |  Cook Islands territory | 77.6 years | 2024 archive |
| 87 |  Ecuador | 77.6 years | 2024 |
| 88 |  Argentina | 77.5 years | 2024 |
| 89 |  British Virgin Islands territory | 77.4 years | 2024 |
| 90 |  Guam territory | 77.4 years | 2024 |
| 91 |  Turkey (Türkiye) | 77.4 years | 2024 |
| 92 |  Lithuania | 77.2 years | 2024 |
| 93 |  Curaçao territory | 77.0 years | 2024 |
| 94 |  Malaysia | 76.8 years | 2024 |
| 95 |  Hungary | 76.7 years | 2024 |
| 96 |  Tunisia | 76.7 years | 2024 |
| 97 |  North Macedonia | 76.6 years | 2024 |
| 98 |  Thailand | 76.6 years | 2024 |
| 99 |  Sint Maarten territory | 76.5 years | 2024 |
| 100 |  Aruba territory | 76.5 years | 2024 |
| 100 |  West Bank territory | 76.5 years | 2024 archive |
| 102 |  Algeria | 76.5 years | 2024 |
| 103 |  Romania | 76.5 years | 2024 |
| 104 |  Latvia | 76.4 years | 2024 |
| 105 |  Barbados | 76.3 years | 2024 |
| 106 |  Seychelles | 76.3 years | 2024 |
| 107 |  Cape Verde | 76.2 years | 2024 |
| 108 |  Montserrat territory | 76.1 years | 2024 archive |
| 109 |  Brazil | 76.0 years | 2024 |
| 110 |  Serbia | 76.0 years | 2024 |
| 111 |  Bulgaria | 75.8 years | 2024 |
| 112 |  Brunei | 75.5 years | 2024 |
| 113 |  Gaza Strip territory | 75.5 years | 2024 archive |
| 114 |  Morocco | 75.5 years | 2024 |
| 115 |  Grenada | 75.4 years | 2024 |
| 116 |  Mexico | 75.3 years | 2024 |
| 117 |  Nicaragua | 75.1 years | 2024 |
| 118 |  Bangladesh | 74.9 years | 2024 |
| 119 |  Vietnam | 74.7 years | 2024 |
| 120 |  Bahamas | 74.7 years | 2024 |
| 121 |  Ukraine | 74.7 years | 2024 |
| 122 |  Georgia | 74.7 years | 2024 |
| 123 |  Azerbaijan | 74.6 years | 2024 |
| 124 |  Kazakhstan | 74.5 years | 2024 |
| 125 |  Belarus | 74.4 years | 2024 |
| 126 |  Paraguay | 74.0 years | 2024 |
| 127 |  Dominican Republic | 73.9 years | 2024 |
| 128 |  Mauritius | 73.8 years | 2024 |
| 129 |  Suriname | 73.8 years | 2024 |
| 130 |  North Korea | 73.7 years | 2024 |
| 131 |  Belize | 73.7 years | 2024 |
| 132 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 73.6 years | 2024 |
| 133 |  Russia | 73.4 years | 2024 |
| 134 |  Bhutan | 73.3 years | 2024 |
| 135 |  Tonga | 73.1 years | 2024 |
| 136 |  Honduras | 73.0 years | 2024 |
| 137 |  American Samoa territory | 73.0 years | 2024 |
| 138 |  Saint Lucia | 72.8 years | 2024 |
| 139 |  Guatemala | 72.7 years | 2024 |
| 140 |  Venezuela | 72.7 years | 2024 |
| 141 |  Syria | 72.6 years | 2024 |
| 142 |  Uzbekistan | 72.5 years | 2024 |
| 143 |  Iraq | 72.4 years | 2024 |
| 144 |  Kyrgyzstan | 72.4 years | 2024 |
| 145 |  Mongolia | 72.4 years | 2024 |
| 146 |  El Salvador | 72.3 years | 2024 |
| 147 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 72.3 years | 2024 |
| 148 |  India | 72.2 years | 2024 |
| 149 |  Tajikistan | 71.9 years | 2024 |
| 150 |  Samoa | 71.8 years | 2024 |
| 151 |  Egypt | 71.8 years | 2024 |
| 152 |  Vanuatu | 71.7 years | 2024 |
| 153 |  Jamaica | 71.6 years | 2024 |
| 154 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 71.4 years | 2024 |
| 155 |  Moldova | 71.3 years | 2024 |
| 156 |  Dominica | 71.3 years | 2024 |
| 157 |  Indonesia | 71.3 years | 2024 |
| 158 |  Libya | 71.1 years | 2024 |
| 159 |  Cambodia | 70.8 years | 2024 |
| 160 |  Solomon Islands | 70.7 years | 2024 |
| 161 |  Nepal | 70.6 years | 2024 |
| 162 |  Guyana | 70.3 years | 2024 |
| 163 |  Greenland territory | 70.3 years | 2024 |
| 164 |  Turkmenistan | 70.2 years | 2024 |
| 165 |  Philippines | 69.9 years | 2024 |
| 166 |  São Tomé and Príncipe | 69.9 years | 2024 |
| 167 |  Yemen | 69.4 years | 2024 |
| 168 |  Palau | 69.4 years | 2024 |
| 169 |  Botswana | 69.3 years | 2024 |
| 170 |  Laos | 69.2 years | 2024 |
| 171 |  Senegal | 68.9 years | 2024 |
| 172 |  Eritrea | 68.9 years | 2024 |
| 173 |  Bolivia | 68.7 years | 2024 |
| 174 |  Mauritania | 68.7 years | 2024 |
| 175 |  Gabon | 68.5 years | 2024 |
| 176 |  Uganda | 68.5 years | 2024 |
| 177 |  Rwanda | 68.0 years | 2024 |
| 178 |  Timor-Leste | 67.9 years | 2024 |
| 179 |  Pakistan | 67.8 years | 2024 |
| 180 |  Ethiopia | 67.6 years | 2024 |
| 181 |  Malawi | 67.6 years | 2024 |
| 182 |  Namibia | 67.5 years | 2024 |
| 183 |  Fiji | 67.5 years | 2024 |
| 184 |  Micronesia | 67.4 years | 2024 |
| 185 |  Tuvalu | 67.3 years | 2024 |
| 186 |  Tanzania | 67.2 years | 2024 |
| 187 |  Myanmar (Burma) | 67.1 years | 2024 |
| 188 |  Marshall Islands | 67.1 years | 2024 |
| 189 |  Comoros | 67.0 years | 2024 |
| 190 |  Kiribati | 66.6 years | 2024 |
| 191 |  Zambia | 66.5 years | 2024 |
| 192 |  Sudan | 66.5 years | 2024 |
| 193 |  South Africa | 66.3 years | 2024 |
| 194 |  Afghanistan | 66.3 years | 2024 |
| 195 |  Papua New Guinea | 66.3 years | 2024 |
| 196 |  Djibouti | 66.2 years | 2024 |
| 197 |  Gambia | 66.1 years | 2024 |
| 198 |  Republic of the Congo | 66.0 years | 2024 |
| 199 |  Ghana | 65.7 years | 2024 |
| 200 |  Haiti | 65.1 years | 2024 |
| 201 |  Angola | 64.8 years | 2024 |
| 202 |  Western Sahara territory | 64.5 years | — archive |
| 203 |  Eswatini | 64.3 years | 2024 |
| 204 |  Guinea-Bissau | 64.3 years | 2024 |
| 205 |  Cameroon | 64.0 years | 2024 |
| 206 |  Equatorial Guinea | 63.9 years | 2024 |
| 207 |  Madagascar | 63.8 years | 2024 |
| 208 |  Kenya | 63.8 years | 2024 |
| 209 |  Burundi | 63.8 years | 2024 |
| 210 |  Mozambique | 63.8 years | 2024 |
| 211 |  Zimbabwe | 63.1 years | 2024 |
| 212 |  Togo | 62.9 years | 2024 |
| 213 |  Liberia | 62.3 years | 2024 |
| 214 |  Nauru | 62.3 years | 2024 |
| 215 |  Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | 62.1 years | 2024 |
| 216 |  DR Congo | 62.1 years | 2024 |
| 217 |  Sierra Leone | 62.0 years | 2024 |
| 218 |  Niger | 61.4 years | 2024 |
| 219 |  Burkina Faso | 61.3 years | 2024 |
| 220 |  Benin | 61.0 years | 2024 |
| 221 |  Guinea | 60.9 years | 2024 |
| 222 |  Mali | 60.7 years | 2024 |
| 223 |  Somalia | 59.0 years | 2024 |
| 224 |  Lesotho | 57.8 years | 2024 |
| 225 |  South Sudan | 57.7 years | 2024 |
| 226 |  Central African Republic | 57.7 years | 2024 |
| 227 |  Chad | 55.2 years | 2024 |
| 228 |  Nigeria | 54.6 years | 2024 |
How this is measured
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Values are the most recent non-empty observation for each country, so vintages differ; the year column carries each figure's own date rather than implying a single edition year. Territories appear where the source reports them and are labelled. See the methodology for refresh cadence, or the field definition for how the indicator is constructed.
13 of the 228 entries come from the archive rather than a live feed. Current statistical feeds track economies rather than every territory, so entities no live source covers are carried at their final CIA World Factbook value instead of being dropped from the table. Those rows are marked archive. None of them refresh, and each prints its own observation year.