Tonga vs Tuvalu: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Tonga
5.7 years
in 2023
Tuvalu
5.68 years
in 2023
Tonga rank
43rd
Tuvalu rank
44th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 5.7 years against 5.68 years in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Tonga ranks 43rd and Tuvalu ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 6 and Tuvalu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.22 years | 3.4 years | 0.188 years | Tuvalu |
| 1960s | 3.41 years | 3.44 years | 0.0293 years | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 4.3 years | 4.09 years | 0.2135 years | Tonga |
| 1980s | 5.2 years | 4.35 years | 0.8492 years | Tonga |
| 1990s | 5.83 years | 4.23 years | 1.6 years | Tonga |
| 2000s | 5.87 years | 4.39 years | 1.48 years | Tonga |
| 2010s | 5.77 years | 5.3 years | 0.4709 years | Tonga |
| 2020s | 5.7 years | 5.61 years | 0.0935 years | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Tonga or Tuvalu?
- Tonga, at 5.7 years against 5.68 years in Tuvalu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Tonga and Tuvalu?
- 0.02 years, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Tuvalu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Tonga and Tuvalu rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Tonga ranks 43rd and Tuvalu ranks 44th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.