Hungary vs Turkey: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Hungary
77.02 years
in 2023
Turkey
77.16 years
in 2023
Hungary rank
94th
Turkey rank
91st
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Hungary
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 77.16 years against 77.02 years in Hungary, a difference of 0.14 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 94th and Turkey ranks 91st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.18 years | 48.71 years | 16.47 years | Hungary |
| 1960s | 69.07 years | 53.71 years | 15.36 years | Hungary |
| 1970s | 69.5 years | 59.35 years | 10.15 years | Hungary |
| 1980s | 69.24 years | 65.06 years | 4.18 years | Hungary |
| 1990s | 70.03 years | 69.57 years | 0.4604 years | Hungary |
| 2000s | 72.99 years | 73.34 years | 0.3583 years | Turkey |
| 2010s | 75.66 years | 76.33 years | 0.669 years | Turkey |
| 2020s | 75.79 years | 76.75 years | 0.9609 years | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Hungary or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 77.16 years against 77.02 years in Hungary as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Hungary and Turkey?
- 0.14 years, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Turkey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hungary and Turkey rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Hungary ranks 94th and Turkey ranks 91st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) β 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.