El Salvador vs Tonga: Life expectancy by sex
El Salvador
76.26 years
in 2023
Tonga
76.41 years
in 2023
El Salvador rank
143rd
Tonga rank
140th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- El Salvador
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 76.41 years against 76.26 years in El Salvador, a difference of 0.15 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.
El Salvador ranks 143rd and Tonga ranks 140th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.86 years | 56.99 years | 9.13 years | Tonga |
| 1960s | 52.1 years | 63.13 years | 11.02 years | Tonga |
| 1970s | 56.82 years | 67.8 years | 10.98 years | Tonga |
| 1980s | 62.44 years | 70.38 years | 7.94 years | Tonga |
| 1990s | 69.71 years | 72.47 years | 2.76 years | Tonga |
| 2000s | 73.77 years | 74.37 years | 0.6011 years | Tonga |
| 2010s | 75.67 years | 75.57 years | 0.1016 years | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 75.37 years | 76.09 years | 0.7158 years | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, El Salvador or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 76.41 years against 76.26 years in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between El Salvador and Tonga?
- 0.15 years, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Tonga rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- El Salvador ranks 143rd 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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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.