Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Latvia or Montenegro?

Latvia, at 80.47 years against 80.31 years in Montenegro as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Montenegro?

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.

Latvia vs Montenegro: Life expectancy by sex

Latvia

80.47 years

in 2023

Montenegro

80.31 years

in 2023

Latvia rank

84th

Montenegro rank

86th

Life expectancy by sex over time

Latvia
Montenegro

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 80.47 years against 80.31 years in Montenegro, a difference of 0.16 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 84th and Montenegro ranks 86th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 4 and Montenegro in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Montenegro	Difference	Ahead
1950s	70.26 years	62.11 years	8.15 years	Latvia
1960s	74.19 years	69.2 years	4.99 years	Latvia
1970s	74.35 years	73.51 years	0.8434 years	Latvia
1980s	74.66 years	75.33 years	0.6749 years	Montenegro
1990s	73.99 years	76.78 years	2.79 years	Montenegro
2000s	76.23 years	77.32 years	1.09 years	Montenegro
2010s	79.07 years	79.23 years	0.1576 years	Montenegro
2020s	79.47 years	78.98 years	0.49 years	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Latvia or Montenegro?: Latvia, at 80.47 years against 80.31 years in Montenegro as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Latvia and Montenegro?: 0.16 years, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Montenegro?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Montenegro rank globally for life expectancy by sex?: Latvia ranks 84th and Montenegro ranks 86th 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.