Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Chagai or Hong Kong?

Hong Kong, at 85.39 years against 81.2 years in Chagai as of 2024.

What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Chagai and Hong Kong?

4.19 years, with Hong Kong ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chagai and Hong Kong?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chagai vs Hong Kong: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)

Chagai

81.2 years

in 2024

Hong Kong

85.39 years

in 2024

Chagai rank

1st

Hong Kong rank

3rd

Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time

Chagai
Hong Kong

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 85.39 years against 81.2 years in Chagai, a difference of 4.19 years.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Chagai's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chagai ahead.

Chagai ranks 1st and Hong Kong ranks 3rd of 1 regions.

Across the 7 decades both report, Chagai averaged higher in 2 and Hong Kong in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chagai	Hong Kong	Difference	Ahead
1960s	71.98 years	68.37 years	3.61 years	Chagai
1970s	72.55 years	72.52 years	0.0254 years	Chagai
1980s	74.98 years	76.09 years	1.11 years	Hong Kong
1990s	77.5 years	78.84 years	1.34 years	Hong Kong
2000s	79.9 years	81.84 years	1.94 years	Hong Kong
2010s	81.29 years	84.08 years	2.79 years	Hong Kong
2020s	80.9 years	85.07 years	4.17 years	Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Chagai or Hong Kong?: Hong Kong, at 85.39 years against 81.2 years in Chagai as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Chagai and Hong Kong?: 4.19 years, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chagai and Hong Kong?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Chagai and Hong Kong rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?: Chagai ranks 1st and Hong Kong ranks 3rd of 1 regions.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit: years
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.