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

0.11 years, with Tunisia ahead.

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

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 Tunisia: Life expectancy by sex

Russian Federation

79.04 years

in 2023

Tunisia

79.15 years

in 2023

Russian Federation rank

115th

Tunisia rank

111th

Life expectancy by sex over time

Russian Federation
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 79.15 years against 79.04 years in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 115th and Tunisia ranks 111th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	65.02 years	41.74 years	23.28 years	Russian Federation
1960s	72.77 years	48.93 years	23.84 years	Russian Federation
1970s	73.3 years	60.03 years	13.27 years	Russian Federation
1980s	73.75 years	68.27 years	5.48 years	Russian Federation
1990s	72.75 years	72.94 years	0.192 years	Tunisia
2000s	72.84 years	76.03 years	3.18 years	Tunisia
2010s	76.59 years	77.44 years	0.8531 years	Tunisia
2020s	76.77 years	77.86 years	1.08 years	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Russian Federation or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 79.15 years against 79.04 years in Russian Federation as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Russian Federation and Tunisia?: 0.11 years, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Tunisia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Russian Federation and Tunisia rank globally for life expectancy by sex?: Russian Federation ranks 115th and Tunisia ranks 111th 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.