Saint Lucia vs Tonga: Sex gap in life expectancy
Saint Lucia
6.99 years
in 2023
Tonga
7.04 years
in 2023
Saint Lucia rank
37th
Tonga rank
36th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Saint Lucia
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 7.04 years against 6.99 years in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 37th and Tonga ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.32 years | 6.14 years | 2.82 years | Tonga |
| 1960s | 3.91 years | 4.93 years | 1.02 years | Tonga |
| 1970s | 4.63 years | 5.5 years | 0.873 years | Tonga |
| 1980s | 4.67 years | 6.6 years | 1.93 years | Tonga |
| 1990s | 4.36 years | 7.44 years | 3.08 years | Tonga |
| 2000s | 5.85 years | 7.41 years | 1.57 years | Tonga |
| 2010s | 6.12 years | 7.2 years | 1.08 years | Tonga |
| 2020s | 7.15 years | 7.06 years | 0.0957 years | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Saint Lucia or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 7.04 years against 6.99 years in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Saint Lucia and Tonga?
- 0.05 years, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Saint Lucia and Tonga rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Saint Lucia ranks 37th and Tonga ranks 36th 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 Sex gap in life expectancy. 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.