Tonga vs Trinidad and Tobago: Life expectancy at birth, total
Tonga
73.07 years
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
73.62 years
in 2024
Tonga rank
125th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
122nd
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 73.62 years against 73.07 years in Tonga, a difference of 0.55 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Tonga ranks 125th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 122nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 3 and Trinidad and Tobago in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.49 years | 63.89 years | 3.4 years | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 64.81 years | 65.64 years | 0.8257 years | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 66.83 years | 66.8 years | 0.0242 years | Tonga |
| 1990s | 68.48 years | 67.98 years | 0.4973 years | Tonga |
| 2000s | 70.43 years | 70 years | 0.4265 years | Tonga |
| 2010s | 71.8 years | 72.65 years | 0.853 years | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 72.62 years | 72.84 years | 0.217 years | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Tonga or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 73.62 years against 73.07 years in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Tonga and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.55 years, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Tonga and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Tonga ranks 125th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 122nd of 218 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.