El Salvador vs Tonga: Life expectation at birth by sex

El Salvador
76.26
in 2023
Tonga
76.41
in 2023
El Salvador rank
143rd
Tonga rank
140th

Life expectation at birth by sex over time

  • El Salvador
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 76.41 against 76.26 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.15.

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 56.99 9.13 Tonga
1960s 52.1 63.13 11.02 Tonga
1970s 56.82 67.8 10.98 Tonga
1980s 62.44 70.38 7.94 Tonga
1990s 69.71 72.47 2.76 Tonga
2000s 73.77 74.37 0.6011 Tonga
2010s 75.67 75.57 0.1016 El Salvador
2020s 75.37 76.09 0.7158 Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectation at birth by sex, El Salvador or Tonga?
Tonga, at 76.41 against 76.26 in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectation at birth by sex between El Salvador and Tonga?
0.15, 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 expectation at birth by sex?
El Salvador ranks 143rd and Tonga ranks 140th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectation at birth by sex
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed