Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Latvia or Saint Helena?

Saint Helena, at 80.62 years against 80.47 years in Latvia as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Latvia and Saint Helena?

0.15 years, with Saint Helena ahead.

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

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 Saint Helena: Life expectancy by sex

Latvia

80.47 years

in 2023

Saint Helena

80.62 years

in 2023

Latvia rank

84th

Saint Helena rank

81st

Life expectancy by sex over time

Latvia
Saint Helena

How they compare

Saint Helena currently reports 80.62 years against 80.47 years in Latvia, a difference of 0.15 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 84th and Saint Helena ranks 81st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Saint Helena	Difference	Ahead
1950s	70.26 years	69.08 years	1.18 years	Latvia
1960s	74.19 years	70.68 years	3.51 years	Latvia
1970s	74.35 years	71.83 years	2.52 years	Latvia
1980s	74.66 years	73.46 years	1.19 years	Latvia
1990s	73.99 years	76.38 years	2.39 years	Saint Helena
2000s	76.23 years	79.32 years	3.1 years	Saint Helena
2010s	79.07 years	79.75 years	0.6811 years	Saint Helena
2020s	79.47 years	80.64 years	1.18 years	Saint Helena

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Latvia or Saint Helena?: Saint Helena, at 80.62 years against 80.47 years in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Latvia and Saint Helena?: 0.15 years, with Saint Helena ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Saint Helena?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Saint Helena rank globally for life expectancy by sex?: Latvia ranks 84th and Saint Helena ranks 81st 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.