Metric briefing
Life Expectancy by Country
215 countries • years • World Bank Open Data
Top country
Monaco
Lowest country
Nigeria
Source
World Bank Open Data
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What It Measures
Life Expectancy from World Bank Open Data, using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.
At a Glance
World average
73.75
Middle country
74.5
Low end
54.462
High end
86.372
Countries
215
Data source
World Map
Highest & Lowest Life Expectancy
Highest Life Expectancy
Worth a Double Take
Biggest ranking jump: #213 Lesotho is 2.31 years higher than #214 Chad (57.38 years vs 55.07 years).
Another sharp ranking jump: #209 Mali is 1.62 years higher than #210 Somalia (60.44 years vs 58.82 years).
Another sharp ranking jump: #210 Somalia is 1.20 years higher than #211 South Sudan (58.82 years vs 57.62 years).