Countries With The Highest Life Expectancy In The World: Who Lives Longest?
It’s no surprise that Hong Kong has the highest life expectancy in the world at 84.63 years. The top three positions are occupied by Asian countries and territories like Japan and Macao is in 2nd and 3rd positions, respectively. These three have life expectancies above 84 years. In 4th place is Switzerland, which averages 83.56 years, followed by Singapore with 83.39 years.
Within the QUAD countries, Japan (84.43 years) was ranked 2nd globally, followed by Australia at 8th (83.20 years), the United States at 34th, and India at 114th. The average life expectancy in the United States is 80.32 years while India’s average is 69.27 years. The four QUAD countries represent over 1,850 million or 1.37 billion people. The QUAD members are known for their significant influence on international affairs; all are members of G20. As of 2018, these five nations have a combined nominal GDP of US$30 trillion and an estimated combined GDP (PPP) of around US$40 trillion.
Everywhere in the world women live longer than men. Life expectancies for females are between 54.85 to 87.53 years, while for male these figures are between 50.40 to 81.75 years. The difference is maximum in Syria where women’s average life expectancy is 11.80 years more than men. Next in line come Lithuania (11.19 years), Russia (10.73 years), and Belarus (10.04 years) having a discrepancy greater than 10 years. Bhutan is a minimum difference of 0.66 years.
To identify the countries and territories where people are expected to live the longest, CEOWORLD magazine reviewed life expectancy at birth figures obtained from the National Association for Public Health Statistics, Information Systems (NAPHSIS), and WHO report. Spoiler alert: In case you’re wondering, the United States, with an average life expectancy of 78.81, ranks 47th. While countries in Asia and Europe dominate the top ten spots.)
The average life expectancy at birth worldwide was 72.28 years (74.72 years for females and 69.92 years for males). The central African Republic has the lowest life expectancy at 52.67 years.
Countries With The Highest Life Expectancy In The World, 2020
Rank | Country | Life expectancy Both Sexes, Total (Years) | Region | Life Expectancy Female (Years) | Life Expectancy Male (Years) | Life expectancy Difference (Female - Male) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hong Kong | 84.63 | Asia | 87.53 | 81.75 | 5.78 |
2 | Japan | 84.43 | Asia | 87.47 | 81.28 | 6.19 |
3 | Macao | 84.04 | Asia | 86.97 | 81.07 | 5.9 |
4 | Switzerland | 83.56 | Europe | 85.41 | 81.6 | 3.81 |
5 | Singapore | 83.39 | Asia | 85.52 | 81.25 | 4.27 |
6 | Spain | 83.36 | Europe | 86.05 | 80.6 | 5.45 |
7 | Italy | 83.28 | Europe | 85.35 | 81.04 | 4.31 |
8 | Australia | 83.2 | Oceania | 85.22 | 81.21 | 4.01 |
9 | Channel Islands | 82.84 | Europe | 84.74 | 80.86 | 3.88 |
11 | South Korea | 82.77 | Asia | 85.7 | 79.63 | 6.07 |
10 | Iceland | 82.77 | Europe | 84.31 | 81.23 | 3.08 |
12 | Israel | 82.74 | Asia | 84.32 | 81.04 | 3.28 |
13 | Sweden | 82.57 | Europe | 84.38 | 80.75 | 3.63 |
14 | France | 82.46 | Europe | 85.36 | 79.44 | 5.92 |
15 | Malta | 82.29 | Europe | 84.07 | 80.4 | 3.67 |
16 | Martinique | 82.27 | North America | 85.38 | 78.89 | 6.49 |
17 | Canada | 82.22 | North America | 84.25 | 80.16 | 4.09 |
18 | Norway | 82.18 | Europe | 84.2 | 80.17 | 4.03 |
20 | New Zealand | 82.06 | Oceania | 83.8 | 80.3 | 3.5 |
19 | Netherlands | 82.06 | Europe | 83.77 | 80.32 | 3.45 |
21 | Ireland | 82.05 | Europe | 83.7 | 80.35 | 3.35 |
22 | Luxembourg | 82 | Europe | 84.15 | 79.84 | 4.31 |
23 | Greece | 81.98 | Europe | 84.48 | 79.48 | 5 |
24 | Guadeloupe | 81.84 | North America | 85.24 | 78.13 | 7.11 |
25 | Portugal | 81.75 | Europe | 84.64 | 78.67 | 5.97 |
26 | Finland | 81.64 | Europe | 84.52 | 78.75 | 5.77 |
27 | Belgium | 81.39 | Europe | 83.69 | 79.02 | 4.67 |
28 | Austria | 81.35 | Europe | 83.75 | 78.89 | 4.86 |
29 | United Kingdom | 81.15 | Europe | 82.9 | 79.37 | 3.53 |
30 | Germany | 81.1 | Europe | 83.55 | 78.67 | 4.88 |
31 | Slovenia | 81.08 | Europe | 83.85 | 78.25 | 5.6 |
32 | Cyprus | 80.75 | Asia | 82.84 | 78.65 | 4.19 |
33 | Denmark | 80.68 | Europe | 82.68 | 78.69 | 3.99 |
34 | United States Virgin Islands | 80.32 | North America | 82.9 | 77.66 | 5.24 |
35 | Taiwan | 80.19 | Asia | 83.01 | 77.48 | 5.53 |
36 | Réunion | 80.03 | Africa | 83.75 | 77.32 | 6.43 |
37 | Qatar | 80.02 | Asia | 81.8 | 78.89 | 2.91 |
38 | Costa Rica | 80 | North America | 82.66 | 77.43 | 5.23 |
39 | Chile | 79.96 | South America | 82.32 | 77.44 | 4.88 |
40 | Puerto Rico | 79.85 | North America | 83.31 | 76.22 | 7.09 |
41 | Guam | 79.77 | Oceania | 83.3 | 76.5 | 6.8 |
42 | French Guiana | 79.73 | South America | 82.95 | 76.71 | 6.24 |
43 | Mayotte | 79.35 | Africa | 82.9 | 76.04 | 6.86 |
44 | Czechia | 79.15 | Europe | 81.76 | 76.48 | 5.28 |
45 | Barbados | 79.02 | North America | 80.35 | 77.6 | 2.75 |
46 | Lebanon | 78.82 | Asia | 80.77 | 77.02 | 3.75 |
47 | United States | 78.81 | North America | 81.34 | 76.3 | 5.04 |
48 | Cuba | 78.69 | North America | 80.67 | 76.72 | 3.95 |
49 | Curaçao | 78.63 | North America | 81.42 | 75.48 | 5.94 |
50 | Maldives | 78.47 | Asia | 80.36 | 77.07 | 3.29 |
51 | Poland | 78.46 | Europe | 82.37 | 74.48 | 7.89 |
52 | Estonia | 78.46 | Europe | 82.49 | 73.98 | 8.51 |
53 | Albania | 78.38 | Europe | 80.1 | 76.73 | 3.37 |
54 | Croatia | 78.25 | Europe | 81.39 | 75.01 | 6.38 |
55 | Panama | 78.24 | North America | 81.53 | 75.13 | 6.4 |
56 | United Arab Emirates | 77.75 | Asia | 79.09 | 77.06 | 2.03 |
57 | Uruguay | 77.7 | South America | 81.3 | 73.87 | 7.43 |
58 | Oman | 77.53 | Asia | 80.05 | 75.78 | 4.27 |
59 | French Polynesia | 77.38 | Oceania | 79.65 | 75.32 | 4.33 |
61 | Turkey | 77.31 | Asia | 80.23 | 74.3 | 5.93 |
60 | Slovakia | 77.31 | Europe | 80.76 | 73.74 | 7.02 |
62 | New Caledonia | 77.28 | Oceania | 80.16 | 74.66 | 5.5 |
63 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77.18 | Europe | 79.65 | 74.65 | 5 |
64 | Bahrain | 77.1 | Asia | 78.22 | 76.25 | 1.97 |
65 | Colombia | 77.02 | South America | 79.78 | 74.23 | 5.55 |
66 | Thailand | 76.83 | Asia | 80.62 | 73.12 | 7.5 |
67 | Antigua and Barbuda | 76.82 | North America | 77.91 | 75.67 | 2.24 |
68 | Sri Lanka | 76.73 | Asia | 80.05 | 73.32 | 6.73 |
69 | Ecuador | 76.7 | South America | 79.56 | 73.95 | 5.61 |
70 | Montenegro | 76.65 | Europe | 79.08 | 74.2 | 4.88 |
71 | Hungary | 76.63 | Europe | 80.08 | 72.96 | 7.12 |
72 | China | 76.62 | Asia | 78.97 | 74.47 | 4.5 |
73 | Algeria | 76.59 | Africa | 77.84 | 75.39 | 2.45 |
74 | Argentina | 76.45 | South America | 79.8 | 73 | 6.8 |
75 | Tunisia | 76.41 | Africa | 78.46 | 74.39 | 4.07 |
76 | Peru | 76.41 | South America | 79.18 | 73.71 | 5.47 |
77 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 76.35 | Asia | 77.56 | 75.26 | 2.3 |
78 | Morocco | 76.33 | Africa | 77.54 | 75.07 | 2.47 |
79 | Aruba | 76.08 | North America | 78.44 | 73.56 | 4.88 |
80 | Saint Lucia | 75.99 | North America | 77.37 | 74.66 | 2.71 |
81 | Malaysia | 75.93 | Asia | 78.1 | 74.01 | 4.09 |
82 | Romania | 75.83 | Europe | 79.32 | 72.36 | 6.96 |
83 | Serbia | 75.77 | Europe | 78.4 | 73.17 | 5.23 |
84 | Brunei | 75.66 | Asia | 76.88 | 74.54 | 2.34 |
85 | Lithuania | 75.65 | Europe | 81.14 | 69.95 | 11.19 |
86 | North Macedonia | 75.6 | Europe | 77.65 | 73.6 | 4.05 |
87 | Brazil | 75.56 | South America | 79.27 | 71.9 | 7.37 |
88 | Kuwait | 75.33 | Asia | 76.38 | 74.61 | 1.77 |
89 | Viet Nam | 75.27 | Asia | 79.4 | 71.16 | 8.24 |
90 | Latvia | 75.05 | Europe | 79.81 | 69.94 | 9.87 |
91 | Honduras | 74.99 | North America | 77.28 | 72.68 | 4.6 |
92 | Mexico | 74.98 | North America | 77.83 | 72.1 | 5.73 |
93 | Saudi Arabia | 74.9 | Asia | 76.51 | 73.71 | 2.8 |
94 | Armenia | 74.87 | Asia | 78.3 | 71.12 | 7.18 |
95 | Bulgaria | 74.85 | Europe | 78.48 | 71.34 | 7.14 |
96 | Mauritius | 74.76 | Africa | 78.25 | 71.41 | 6.84 |
97 | Belarus | 74.49 | Europe | 79.34 | 69.3 | 10.04 |
98 | Belize | 74.37 | North America | 77.58 | 71.42 | 6.16 |
99 | Jordan | 74.33 | Asia | 76.09 | 72.66 | 3.43 |
100 | Jamaica | 74.33 | North America | 75.94 | 72.77 | 3.17 |
101 | Nicaragua | 74.15 | North America | 77.66 | 70.61 | 7.05 |
102 | Paraguay | 74.08 | South America | 76.2 | 72.11 | 4.09 |
103 | Guatemala | 73.94 | North America | 76.8 | 71 | 5.8 |
104 | Palestine | 73.82 | Asia | 75.5 | 72.2 | 3.3 |
105 | Dominican Republic | 73.81 | North America | 77.12 | 70.72 | 6.4 |
106 | Bahamas | 73.73 | North America | 75.88 | 71.48 | 4.4 |
107 | Georgia | 73.52 | Asia | 77.92 | 69.09 | 8.83 |
108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 73.31 | North America | 76.02 | 70.69 | 5.33 |
109 | Seychelles | 73.29 | Africa | 77.27 | 69.78 | 7.49 |
110 | Kazakhstan | 73.23 | Asia | 77.35 | 68.82 | 8.53 |
111 | Samoa | 73.11 | Oceania | 75.24 | 71.13 | 4.11 |
112 | El Salvador | 72.99 | North America | 77.54 | 68.11 | 9.43 |
113 | Azerbaijan | 72.81 | Asia | 75.26 | 70.31 | 4.95 |
114 | Solomon Islands | 72.77 | Oceania | 74.62 | 71.11 | 3.51 |
115 | Libya | 72.7 | Africa | 75.74 | 69.9 | 5.84 |
116 | Cabo Verde | 72.7 | Africa | 75.92 | 69.23 | 6.69 |
117 | Grenada | 72.39 | North America | 74.95 | 70.07 | 4.88 |
118 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 72.36 | North America | 74.94 | 70.14 | 4.8 |
119 | Russia | 72.29 | Europe | 77.54 | 66.81 | 10.73 |
120 | Bangladesh | 72.15 | Asia | 74.11 | 70.48 | 3.63 |
121 | Venezuela | 72.13 | South America | 76.08 | 68.4 | 7.68 |
122 | North Korea | 71.96 | Asia | 75.42 | 68.3 | 7.12 |
123 | Ukraine | 71.82 | Europe | 76.63 | 66.83 | 9.8 |
124 | Egypt | 71.74 | Africa | 74.08 | 69.52 | 4.56 |
125 | Moldova | 71.68 | Europe | 75.94 | 67.42 | 8.52 |
126 | Uzbekistan | 71.53 | Asia | 73.63 | 69.41 | 4.22 |
127 | Suriname | 71.49 | South America | 74.85 | 68.29 | 6.56 |
128 | Indonesia | 71.41 | Asia | 73.63 | 69.29 | 4.34 |
129 | Syria | 71.32 | Asia | 77.66 | 65.86 | 11.8 |
130 | Bhutan | 71.28 | Asia | 71.62 | 70.96 | 0.66 |
131 | Kyrgyzstan | 71.18 | Asia | 75.36 | 67.21 | 8.15 |
132 | Bolivia | 71.08 | South America | 74.05 | 68.28 | 5.77 |
133 | Philippines | 71.04 | Asia | 75.31 | 67.08 | 8.23 |
134 | Tajikistan | 70.77 | Asia | 73.05 | 68.64 | 4.41 |
135 | Tonga | 70.74 | Oceania | 72.69 | 68.83 | 3.86 |
136 | Iraq | 70.37 | Asia | 72.42 | 68.33 | 4.09 |
137 | Nepal | 70.31 | Asia | 71.72 | 68.83 | 2.89 |
138 | Vanuatu | 70.25 | Oceania | 71.9 | 68.79 | 3.11 |
139 | Sao Tome and Principe | 70.05 | Africa | 72.45 | 67.67 | 4.78 |
140 | Western Sahara | 69.86 | Africa | 71.87 | 68.24 | 3.63 |
141 | Guyana | 69.71 | South America | 72.89 | 66.74 | 6.15 |
142 | Mongolia | 69.55 | Asia | 73.82 | 65.5 | 8.32 |
143 | Cambodia | 69.44 | Asia | 71.5 | 67.17 | 4.33 |
144 | India | 69.27 | Asia | 70.53 | 68.11 | 2.42 |
145 | Timor-Leste | 69.15 | Asia | 71.26 | 67.18 | 4.08 |
146 | Botswana | 69.1 | Africa | 71.86 | 66.03 | 5.83 |
147 | Rwanda | 68.44 | Africa | 70.51 | 66.27 | 4.24 |
148 | Kiribati | 67.99 | Oceania | 71.97 | 63.9 | 8.07 |
149 | Turkmenistan | 67.98 | Asia | 71.5 | 64.51 | 6.99 |
150 | Micronesia | 67.7 | Oceania | 69.38 | 66.07 | 3.31 |
151 | Senegal | 67.47 | Africa | 69.42 | 65.32 | 4.1 |
152 | Laos | 67.44 | Asia | 69.24 | 65.68 | 3.56 |
153 | Fiji | 67.27 | Oceania | 69.08 | 65.6 | 3.48 |
154 | Pakistan (Islamic Republic of) | 67.02 | Asia | 68 | 66.11 | 1.89 |
155 | Myanmar | 66.76 | Asia | 69.75 | 63.67 | 6.08 |
156 | Djibouti | 66.54 | Africa | 68.74 | 64.58 | 4.16 |
157 | Madagascar | 66.49 | Africa | 68.1 | 64.89 | 3.21 |
158 | Kenya | 66.18 | Africa | 68.5 | 63.82 | 4.68 |
159 | Gabon | 66.06 | Africa | 68.21 | 64.01 | 4.2 |
160 | Yemen | 66.03 | Asia | 67.73 | 64.36 | 3.37 |
161 | Ethiopia | 65.97 | Africa | 67.88 | 64.09 | 3.79 |
162 | Eritrea | 65.74 | Africa | 67.96 | 63.6 | 4.36 |
163 | Sudan | 64.95 | Africa | 66.8 | 63.13 | 3.67 |
164 | United Republic of Tanzania | 64.84 | Africa | 66.6 | 63.04 | 3.56 |
165 | Mauritania (Islamic Republic of) | 64.61 | Africa | 66.18 | 63 | 3.18 |
166 | Afghanistan (Islamic Republic of) | 64.28 | Asia | 65.81 | 62.85 | 2.96 |
167 | Congo | 64.16 | Africa | 65.57 | 62.7 | 2.87 |
168 | Papua New Guinea | 64.15 | Oceania | 65.45 | 62.94 | 2.51 |
169 | Comoros | 63.98 | Africa | 65.76 | 62.27 | 3.49 |
170 | Ghana | 63.65 | Africa | 64.72 | 62.6 | 2.12 |
171 | South Africa | 63.62 | Africa | 67.14 | 60.24 | 6.9 |
172 | Liberia | 63.6 | Africa | 64.97 | 62.22 | 2.75 |
173 | Haiti | 63.52 | North America | 65.68 | 61.37 | 4.31 |
174 | Malawi | 63.43 | Africa | 66.57 | 60.29 | 6.28 |
175 | Zambia | 63.26 | Africa | 66.22 | 60.26 | 5.96 |
176 | Namibia | 63.02 | Africa | 65.8 | 60.04 | 5.76 |
177 | Uganda | 62.76 | Africa | 64.97 | 60.42 | 4.55 |
178 | Niger | 61.8 | Africa | 62.97 | 60.69 | 2.28 |
179 | Gambia | 61.54 | Africa | 62.95 | 60.17 | 2.78 |
180 | Benin | 61.3 | Africa | 62.83 | 59.75 | 3.08 |
181 | Guinea | 61.04 | Africa | 61.53 | 60.33 | 1.2 |
182 | Burundi | 61.03 | Africa | 62.8 | 59.22 | 3.58 |
183 | Burkina Faso | 60.92 | Africa | 61.6 | 60.11 | 1.49 |
184 | Zimbabwe | 60.83 | Africa | 62.22 | 59.16 | 3.06 |
185 | Angola | 60.54 | Africa | 63.42 | 57.83 | 5.59 |
186 | Togo | 60.53 | Africa | 61.37 | 59.67 | 1.7 |
187 | DR Congo | 60.21 | Africa | 61.74 | 58.7 | 3.04 |
188 | Mozambique | 60.05 | Africa | 62.85 | 57.01 | 5.84 |
189 | Eswatini | 59.31 | Africa | 63.88 | 55.17 | 8.71 |
190 | Cameroon | 58.77 | Africa | 60.02 | 57.53 | 2.49 |
191 | Mali | 58.71 | Africa | 59.46 | 57.96 | 1.5 |
192 | Equatorial Guinea | 58.25 | Africa | 59.41 | 57.27 | 2.14 |
193 | Guinea-Bissau | 57.82 | Africa | 59.71 | 55.8 | 3.91 |
194 | South Sudan | 57.43 | Africa | 58.94 | 55.95 | 2.99 |
195 | Ivory Coast | 57.25 | Africa | 58.57 | 56.07 | 2.5 |
196 | Somalia | 56.94 | Africa | 58.66 | 55.29 | 3.37 |
197 | Nigeria | 54.18 | Africa | 55.08 | 53.3 | 1.78 |
198 | Sierra Leone | 54.07 | Africa | 54.85 | 53.24 | 1.61 |
199 | Chad | 53.8 | Africa | 55.21 | 52.41 | 2.8 |
200 | Lesotho | 53.51 | Africa | 56.75 | 50.4 | 6.35 |
201 | Central African Republic | 52.67 | Africa | 54.87 | 50.5 | 4.37 |
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