Estonia vs Northern Mariana Islands: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Estonia
79.15 years
in 2023
Northern Mariana Islands
78.81 years
in 2023
Estonia rank
65th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
66th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Estonia
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 79.15 years against 78.81 years in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 0.34 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 65th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 66th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 5 and Northern Mariana Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.85 years | 59.62 years | 8.23 years | Estonia |
| 1960s | 70.26 years | 62.85 years | 7.41 years | Estonia |
| 1970s | 70.16 years | 66.58 years | 3.58 years | Estonia |
| 1980s | 70.12 years | 69.09 years | 1.03 years | Estonia |
| 1990s | 69.24 years | 71.9 years | 2.66 years | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2000s | 72.63 years | 76.82 years | 4.19 years | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2010s | 77.37 years | 77.55 years | 0.1736 years | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2020s | 78.41 years | 78.38 years | 0.0237 years | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Estonia or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Estonia, at 79.15 years against 78.81 years in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Estonia and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 0.34 years, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Estonia ranks 65th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 66th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.