El Salvador vs India: Life expectancy
El Salvador
72.1 years
in 2023
India
72 years
in 2023
El Salvador rank
151st
India rank
152nd
Life expectancy over time
- El Salvador
- India
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 72.1 years against 72 years in India, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 151st and India ranks 152nd of 236 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.86 years | 43.28 years | 2.58 years | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 49.89 years | 46.46 years | 3.43 years | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 53.1 years | 50.59 years | 2.51 years | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 56.18 years | 56 years | 0.1787 years | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 64.65 years | 60.44 years | 4.21 years | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 69.16 years | 64.72 years | 4.44 years | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 71.19 years | 69.06 years | 2.13 years | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 71.06 years | 70.28 years | 0.7785 years | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, El Salvador or India?
- El Salvador, at 72.1 years against 72 years in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between El Salvador and India?
- 0.1 years, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and India?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and India rank globally for life expectancy?
- El Salvador ranks 151st and India ranks 152nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. 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 at birth among totals, in a given year.