Seychelles vs Tonga: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Seychelles
72.86 years
in 2023
Tonga
72.89 years
in 2023
Seychelles rank
142nd
Tonga rank
140th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Seychelles
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 72.89 years against 72.86 years in Seychelles, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Seychelles ahead.
Seychelles ranks 142nd and Tonga ranks 140th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 7 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.2 years | 53.71 years | 5.49 years | Seychelles |
| 1960s | 61.49 years | 60.49 years | 1 years | Seychelles |
| 1970s | 66.42 years | 64.81 years | 1.6 years | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 69.43 years | 66.83 years | 2.6 years | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 70.62 years | 68.48 years | 2.14 years | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 71.85 years | 70.43 years | 1.43 years | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 72.33 years | 71.8 years | 0.5316 years | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 72.36 years | 72.51 years | 0.1543 years | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Seychelles or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 72.89 years against 72.86 years in Seychelles as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Seychelles and Tonga?
- 0.03 years, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Seychelles and Tonga rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Seychelles ranks 142nd and Tonga ranks 140th 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.