Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Russian Federation or Tokelau?

Russian Federation, at 79.04 years against 78.92 years in Tokelau as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Russian Federation and Tokelau?

0.12 years, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Tokelau?

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.

Russian Federation vs Tokelau: Life expectancy by sex

Russian Federation

79.04 years

in 2023

Tokelau

78.92 years

in 2023

Russian Federation rank

115th

Tokelau rank

117th

Life expectancy by sex over time

Russian Federation
Tokelau

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 79.04 years against 78.92 years in Tokelau, a difference of 0.12 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 115th and Tokelau ranks 117th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 5 and Tokelau in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	Tokelau	Difference	Ahead
1950s	65.02 years	58.51 years	6.52 years	Russian Federation
1960s	72.77 years	61.71 years	11.06 years	Russian Federation
1970s	73.3 years	63.72 years	9.58 years	Russian Federation
1980s	73.75 years	67.35 years	6.4 years	Russian Federation
1990s	72.75 years	72.17 years	0.5834 years	Russian Federation
2000s	72.84 years	74.95 years	2.11 years	Tokelau
2010s	76.59 years	77.45 years	0.8666 years	Tokelau
2020s	76.77 years	78.7 years	1.92 years	Tokelau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Russian Federation or Tokelau?: Russian Federation, at 79.04 years against 78.92 years in Tokelau as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Russian Federation and Tokelau?: 0.12 years, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Tokelau?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Russian Federation and Tokelau rank globally for life expectancy by sex?: Russian Federation ranks 115th and Tokelau ranks 117th 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.