Countries by Life Expectancy

Complete ranking of 215 countries • years • Updated 2026

Monaco leads all 215 countries in Life Expectancy with a value of 86.372, while Nigeria ranks last at 54.462. This represents a 2-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.

What Life Expectancy Measures

Life Expectancy is a comparative indicator tracked across countries by the World Bank. It provides a quantitative basis for cross-national comparison, enabling researchers and policymakers to benchmark national performance on this dimension against global peers.

Why This Ranking Matters

Examining Life Expectancy across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.

Global Range

Values range from 54.462 (Nigeria) to 86.372 (Monaco) — a 2-fold difference across 215 countries.

Regional Patterns

European countries dominate this ranking, holding 13 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.

Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 68.337 to 79.594. The overall spread from 54.462 to 86.372 reflects significant global variation.

Notable Outliers

The top of the ranking is competitive: Monaco and San Marino are separated by only 1%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data. The bottom five countries are all from Africa, pointing to regional challenges that affect life expectancy across the continent.

Continental Leaders

Europe

Monaco

86.372

Asia

Hong Kong

85.247

Oceania

French Polynesia

84.07

North America

Bermuda

82.309

South America

Chile

81.167

Africa

Tunisia

76.508

Highest Ranked

The top five countries for Life Expectancy are Monaco (86.372), San Marino (85.706), Hong Kong (85.247), Liechtenstein (84.842), and French Polynesia (84.07). Together, these nations represent the global leaders in this metric.

Lowest Ranked

At the other end of the spectrum, Nigeria (54.462), Chad (55.069), Lesotho (57.375), Central African Republic (57.408), and South Sudan (57.617) have the lowest values globally.

Data Source & Methodology

Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank, covering 215 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.

Top 10 Countries

Liechtenstein84.8 years

5th

French Polynesia84.1 years

6th

Switzerland84.1 years

Full Rankings

Life Expectancy ranking for 215 countries
				Percentile
1st	Monaco	86.4 years	Europe	100%
2nd	San Marino	85.7 years	Europe	100%
3rd	Hong Kong	85.2 years	Asia	99%
4th	Liechtenstein	84.8 years	Europe	99%
5th	French Polynesia	84.1 years	Oceania	98%
6th	Switzerland	84.1 years	Europe	98%
7th	Japan	84.0 years	Asia	97%
8th	Andorra	84.0 years	Europe	97%
9th	Spain	83.9 years	Europe	96%
10th	Italy	83.7 years	Europe	96%
11th	Gibraltar	83.6 years	Europe	95%
12th	Malta	83.5 years	Europe	95%
13th	South Korea	83.4 years	Asia	94%
14th	Luxembourg	83.4 years	Europe	94%
15th	Sweden	83.3 years	Europe	93%
16th	Israel	83.2 years	Asia	93%
17th	Kuwait	83.2 years	Asia	93%
18th	Macao	83.2 years	Asia	92%
19th	Faroe Islands	83.1 years	Europe	92%
20th	Norway	83.1 years	Europe	91%
21st	Australia	83.1 years	Oceania	91%
22nd	New Zealand	83.0 years	Oceania	90%
23rd	France	82.9 years	Europe	90%
24th	United Arab Emirates	82.9 years	Asia	89%
25th	Singapore	82.9 years	Asia	89%
26th	Ireland	82.9 years	Europe	88%
27th	Iceland	82.6 years	Europe	88%
28th	Belgium	82.4 years	Europe	87%
29th	Qatar	82.4 years	Asia	87%
30th	Bermuda	82.3 years	North America	87%
31st	Portugal	82.3 years	Europe	86%
32nd	Slovenia	82.0 years	Europe	86%
33rd	Netherlands	81.9 years	Europe	85%
34th	Denmark	81.9 years	Europe	85%
35th	Puerto Rico	81.7 years	North America	84%
36th	Finland	81.7 years	Europe	84%
37th	Cyprus	81.6 years	Europe	83%
38th	Canada	81.6 years	North America	83%
39th	Austria	81.5 years	Europe	82%
40th	Greece	81.5 years	Europe	82%
41st	Bahrain	81.3 years	Asia	81%
42nd	United Kingdom	81.2 years	Europe	81%
43rd	Chile	81.2 years	South America	80%
44th	Maldives	81.0 years	Asia	80%
45th	Isle of Man	81.0 years	Europe	80%
46th	Costa Rica	80.8 years	North America	79%
47th	Germany	80.5 years	Europe	79%
48th	U.S. Virgin Islands	80.5 years	North America	78%
49th	Cayman Islands	80.4 years	North America	78%
50th	Saint Martin	80.2 years	North America	77%
51st	Oman	80.0 years	Asia	77%
52nd	Czechia	79.9 years	Europe	76%
53rd	Albania	79.6 years	Europe	76%
54th	Panama	79.6 years	North America	75%
55th	Northern Mariana Islands	78.8 years	Oceania	75%
56th	New Caledonia	78.8 years	Oceania	74%
57th	Saudi Arabia	78.7 years	Asia	74%
58th	Poland	78.5 years	Europe	73%
59th	Estonia	78.5 years	Europe	73%
60th	Croatia	78.5 years	Europe	73%
61st	United States	78.4 years	North America	72%
62nd	Uruguay	78.1 years	South America	72%
63rd	Cuba	78.1 years	North America	71%
64th	Slovakia	78.0 years	Europe	71%
65th	Turks and Caicos Islands	78.0 years	North America	70%
66th	China	78.0 years	Asia	70%
67th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	77.8 years	Europe	69%
68th	Lebanon	77.8 years	Asia	69%
69th	Jordan	77.8 years	Asia	68%
70th	Peru	77.7 years	South America	68%
71st	Colombia	77.7 years	North America	67%
72nd	Iran	77.7 years	Asia	67%
73rd	Antigua and Barbuda	77.6 years	North America	67%
74th	Montenegro	77.6 years	Europe	66%
75th	Sri Lanka	77.5 years	Asia	66%
76th	Armenia	77.5 years	Europe	65%
77th	Argentina	77.4 years	South America	65%
78th	Ecuador	77.4 years	South America	64%
79th	British Virgin Islands	77.3 years	North America	64%
80th	Guam	77.2 years	Oceania	63%
81st	Turkey	77.2 years	Europe	63%
82nd	Lithuania	77.0 years	Europe	62%
83rd	Curaçao	76.8 years	North America	62%
84th	Hungary	76.8 years	Europe	61%
85th	Malaysia	76.7 years	Asia	61%
86th	Romania	76.6 years	Europe	60%
87th	Tunisia	76.5 years	Africa	60%
88th	Thailand	76.4 years	Asia	60%
89th	Sint Maarten	76.4 years	North America	59%
90th	Aruba	76.4 years	North America	59%
91st	Algeria	76.3 years	Africa	58%
92nd	Serbia	76.2 years	Europe	58%
93rd	Barbados	76.2 years	North America	57%
94th	Cabo Verde	76.1 years	Africa	57%
95th	Brazil	75.8 years	South America	56%
96th	Bulgaria	75.7 years	Europe	56%
97th	Latvia	75.7 years	Europe	55%
98th	Brunei	75.3 years	Asia	55%
99th	North Macedonia	75.3 years	Europe	54%
100th	Morocco	75.3 years	Africa	54%
101st	Grenada	75.2 years	North America	53%
102nd	Mexico	75.1 years	North America	53%
103rd	Seychelles	75.0 years	Africa	53%
104th	Nicaragua	74.9 years	North America	52%
105th	Bangladesh	74.7 years	Asia	52%
106th	Vietnam	74.6 years	Asia	51%
107th	Bahamas	74.6 years	North America	51%
108th	Georgia	74.5 years	Europe	50%
109th	Azerbaijan	74.4 years	Europe	50%
110th	Kazakhstan	74.4 years	Asia	49%
111st	Belarus	74.2 years	Europe	49%
112nd	Paraguay	73.8 years	South America	48%
113rd	Dominican Republic	73.7 years	North America	48%
114th	North Korea	73.6 years	Asia	47%
115th	Suriname	73.6 years	North America	47%
116th	Belize	73.6 years	North America	47%
117th	Trinidad and Tobago	73.5 years	North America	46%
118th	Ukraine	73.4 years	Europe	46%
119th	Mauritius	73.4 years	Africa	45%
120th	Russia	73.3 years	Europe	45%
121st	Bhutan	73.0 years	Asia	44%
122nd	Tonga	72.9 years	Oceania	44%
123rd	Honduras	72.9 years	North America	43%
124th	American Samoa	72.9 years	Oceania	43%
125th	Saint Lucia	72.7 years	North America	42%
126th	Guatemala	72.6 years	North America	42%
127th	Venezuela	72.5 years	North America	41%
128th	Uzbekistan	72.4 years	Asia	41%
129th	Iraq	72.3 years	Asia	40%
130th	Kyrgyzstan	72.2 years	Asia	40%
131st	Saint Kitts and Nevis	72.1 years	North America	40%
132nd	Mongolia	72.1 years	Asia	39%
133rd	Syria	72.1 years	Asia	39%
134th	El Salvador	72.1 years	North America	38%
135th	India	72.0 years	Asia	38%
136th	Tajikistan	71.8 years	Asia	37%
137th	Samoa	71.7 years	Oceania	37%
138th	Egypt	71.6 years	Africa	36%
139th	Greenland	71.5 years	North America	36%
140th	Jamaica	71.5 years	North America	35%
141st	Vanuatu	71.5 years	Oceania	35%
142nd	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	71.2 years	North America	34%
143rd	Moldova	71.2 years	Europe	34%
144th	Indonesia	71.1 years	Asia	33%
145th	Dominica	71.1 years	North America	33%
146th	Cambodia	70.7 years	Asia	33%
147th	Solomon Islands	70.5 years	Oceania	32%
148th	Nepal	70.4 years	Asia	32%
149th	Guyana	70.2 years	North America	31%
150th	Turkmenistan	70.1 years	Asia	31%
151st	Philippines	69.8 years	Asia	30%
152nd	Sao Tome and Principe	69.7 years	Africa	30%
153rd	Libya	69.3 years	Africa	29%
154th	Yemen	69.3 years	Asia	29%
155th	Palau	69.3 years	Oceania	28%
156th	Botswana	69.2 years	Africa	28%
157th	Laos	69.0 years	Asia	27%
158th	Senegal	68.7 years	Africa	27%
159th	Eritrea	68.6 years	Africa	27%
160th	Bolivia	68.6 years	South America	26%
161st	Mauritania	68.5 years	Africa	26%
162nd	Gabon	68.3 years	Africa	25%
163rd	Uganda	68.3 years	Africa	25%
164th	Rwanda	67.8 years	Africa	24%
165th	Timor-Leste	67.7 years	Asia	24%
166th	Pakistan	67.6 years	Asia	23%
167th	Namibia	67.4 years	Africa	23%
168th	Malawi	67.4 years	Africa	22%
169th	Fiji	67.3 years	Oceania	22%
170th	Ethiopia	67.3 years	Africa	21%
171st	Micronesia	67.2 years	Oceania	21%
172nd	Tuvalu	67.1 years	Oceania	20%
173rd	Tanzania	67.0 years	Africa	20%
174th	Marshall Islands	66.9 years	Oceania	20%
175th	Myanmar	66.9 years	Asia	19%
176th	Comoros	66.8 years	Africa	19%
177th	Kiribati	66.5 years	Oceania	18%
178th	Zambia	66.3 years	Africa	18%
179th	Sudan	66.3 years	Africa	17%
180th	South Africa	66.1 years	Africa	17%
181st	Papua New Guinea	66.1 years	Oceania	16%
182nd	Afghanistan	66.0 years	Asia	16%
183rd	Djibouti	66.0 years	Africa	15%
184th	Gambia	65.9 years	Africa	15%
185th	Congo	65.8 years	Africa	14%
186th	Ghana	65.5 years	Africa	14%
187th	Palestine	65.2 years	Asia	13%
188th	Haiti	64.9 years	North America	13%
189th	Angola	64.6 years	Africa	13%
190th	Eswatini	64.1 years	Africa	12%
191st	Guinea-Bissau	64.1 years	Africa	12%
192nd	Equatorial Guinea	63.7 years	Africa	11%
193rd	Cameroon	63.7 years	Africa	11%
194th	Burundi	63.7 years	Africa	10%
195th	Kenya	63.6 years	Africa	10%
196th	Madagascar	63.6 years	Africa	9%
197th	Mozambique	63.6 years	Africa	9%
198th	Zimbabwe	62.8 years	Africa	8%
199th	Togo	62.7 years	Africa	8%
200th	Liberia	62.2 years	Africa	7%
201st	Nauru	62.1 years	Oceania	7%
202nd	Côte d'Ivoire	61.9 years	Africa	7%
203rd	Congo, Democratic Republic	61.9 years	Africa	6%
204th	Sierra Leone	61.8 years	Africa	6%
205th	Niger	61.2 years	Africa	5%
206th	Burkina Faso	61.1 years	Africa	5%
207th	Benin	60.8 years	Africa	4%
208th	Guinea	60.7 years	Africa	4%
209th	Mali	60.4 years	Africa	3%
210th	Somalia	58.8 years	Africa	3%
211st	South Sudan	57.6 years	Africa	2%
212nd	Central African Republic	57.4 years	Africa	2%
213rd	Lesotho	57.4 years	Africa	1%
214th	Chad	55.1 years	Africa	1%
215th	Nigeria	54.5 years	Africa	0%