Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Russian Federation or Tonga?

Russian Federation, at 73.15 years against 72.89 years in Tonga as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Russian Federation and Tonga?

0.26 years, with Russian Federation ahead.

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

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.

Russian Federation vs Tonga: Life expectancy at birth

Russian Federation

73.15 years

in 2023

Tonga

72.89 years

in 2023

Russian Federation rank

138th

Tonga rank

140th

Life expectancy at birth over time

Russian Federation
Tonga

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 73.15 years against 72.89 years in Tonga, a difference of 0.26 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 138th and Tonga ranks 140th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1950s	61.67 years	53.71 years	7.96 years	Russian Federation
1960s	68.94 years	60.49 years	8.46 years	Russian Federation
1970s	68.38 years	64.81 years	3.57 years	Russian Federation
1980s	68.68 years	66.83 years	1.85 years	Russian Federation
1990s	66.35 years	68.48 years	2.13 years	Tonga
2000s	66.04 years	70.43 years	4.39 years	Tonga
2010s	71.15 years	71.8 years	0.6467 years	Tonga
2020s	71.66 years	72.51 years	0.8475 years	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Russian Federation or Tonga?: Russian Federation, at 73.15 years against 72.89 years in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Russian Federation and Tonga?: 0.26 years, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Tonga?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Russian Federation and Tonga rank globally for life expectancy at birth?: Russian Federation ranks 138th and Tonga ranks 140th 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.