Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Malaysia or Tunisia?

Malaysia, at 76.66 years against 76.51 years in Tunisia as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Malaysia and Tunisia?

0.15 years, with Malaysia ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Tunisia: Life expectancy at birth

Malaysia

76.66 years

in 2023

Tunisia

76.51 years

in 2023

Malaysia rank

100th

Tunisia rank

101st

Life expectancy at birth over time

Malaysia
Tunisia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 76.66 years against 76.51 years in Tunisia, a difference of 0.15 years.

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

Malaysia ranks 100th and Tunisia ranks 101st of 236 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	52.37 years	40.62 years	11.75 years	Malaysia
1960s	60.43 years	47.87 years	12.56 years	Malaysia
1970s	65.47 years	58.61 years	6.85 years	Malaysia
1980s	69.58 years	66.46 years	3.12 years	Malaysia
1990s	71.84 years	70.66 years	1.18 years	Malaysia
2000s	74.15 years	73.55 years	0.6013 years	Malaysia
2010s	75.51 years	74.9 years	0.6066 years	Malaysia
2020s	75.52 years	75.11 years	0.405 years	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Malaysia or Tunisia?: Malaysia, at 76.66 years against 76.51 years in Tunisia as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Malaysia and Tunisia?: 0.15 years, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Tunisia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Tunisia rank globally for life expectancy at birth?: Malaysia ranks 100th and Tunisia ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.