Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Micronesia (country) or Tuvalu?

Micronesia (country), at 67.2 years against 67.11 years in Tuvalu as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Micronesia (country) and Tuvalu?

0.09 years, with Micronesia (country) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Tuvalu?

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.

Micronesia (country) vs Tuvalu: Life expectancy at birth

Micronesia (country)

67.2 years

in 2023

Tuvalu

67.11 years

in 2023

Micronesia (country) rank

192nd

Tuvalu rank

193rd

Life expectancy at birth over time

Micronesia (country)
Tuvalu

How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 67.2 years against 67.11 years in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.

Micronesia (country) ranks 192nd and Tuvalu ranks 193rd of 236 countries.

Micronesia (country) has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Micronesia (country)	Tuvalu	Difference	Ahead
1950s	50.91 years	43.75 years	7.15 years	Micronesia (country)
1960s	56.84 years	51.62 years	5.22 years	Micronesia (country)
1970s	61.32 years	57.66 years	3.66 years	Micronesia (country)
1980s	63.02 years	60.99 years	2.02 years	Micronesia (country)
1990s	64.16 years	62.28 years	1.88 years	Micronesia (country)
2000s	64.72 years	64.09 years	0.6251 years	Micronesia (country)
2010s	65.42 years	65.39 years	0.0336 years	Micronesia (country)
2020s	66.55 years	66.53 years	0.0127 years	Micronesia (country)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Micronesia (country) or Tuvalu?: Micronesia (country), at 67.2 years against 67.11 years in Tuvalu as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Micronesia (country) and Tuvalu?: 0.09 years, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Tuvalu?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Micronesia (country) and Tuvalu rank globally for life expectancy at birth?: Micronesia (country) ranks 192nd and Tuvalu ranks 193rd 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.