Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Bangladesh or Tonga?

Tonga, at 76.41 years against 76.37 years in Bangladesh as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Tonga?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Tonga: Life expectancy by sex

Bangladesh

76.37 years

in 2023

Tonga

76.41 years

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

141st

Tonga rank

140th

Life expectancy by sex over time

Bangladesh
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 76.41 years against 76.37 years in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.04 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 141st and Tonga ranks 140th of 236 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1950s	40.07 years	56.99 years	16.93 years	Tonga
1960s	45.66 years	63.13 years	17.47 years	Tonga
1970s	47.08 years	67.8 years	20.73 years	Tonga
1980s	53.39 years	70.38 years	16.99 years	Tonga
1990s	58.01 years	72.47 years	14.46 years	Tonga
2000s	66.16 years	74.37 years	8.21 years	Tonga
2010s	72.21 years	75.57 years	3.36 years	Tonga
2020s	74.67 years	76.09 years	1.41 years	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Bangladesh or Tonga?: Tonga, at 76.41 years against 76.37 years in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Bangladesh and Tonga?: 0.04 years, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Tonga?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Tonga rank globally for life expectancy by sex?: Bangladesh ranks 141st and Tonga ranks 140th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy by sex
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.