Which has higher life expectancy, Uruguay or Wallis and Futuna?

Wallis and Futuna, at 78.63 years against 78.14 years in Uruguay as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Uruguay and Wallis and Futuna?

0.49 years, with Wallis and Futuna ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Wallis and Futuna?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Uruguay vs Wallis and Futuna: Life expectancy

Uruguay

78.14 years

in 2023

Wallis and Futuna

78.63 years

in 2023

Uruguay rank

73rd

Wallis and Futuna rank

70th

Life expectancy over time

Uruguay
Wallis and Futuna

How they compare

Wallis and Futuna currently reports 78.63 years against 78.14 years in Uruguay, a difference of 0.49 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.

Uruguay ranks 73rd and Wallis and Futuna ranks 70th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Uruguay averaged higher in 5 and Wallis and Futuna in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uruguay	Wallis and Futuna	Difference	Ahead
1950s	66.58 years	45.3 years	21.28 years	Uruguay
1960s	68.15 years	49.4 years	18.76 years	Uruguay
1970s	69.59 years	55.24 years	14.35 years	Uruguay
1980s	71.76 years	63.74 years	8.01 years	Uruguay
1990s	73.52 years	72.32 years	1.2 years	Uruguay
2000s	75.59 years	76.1 years	0.5083 years	Wallis and Futuna
2010s	77.14 years	77.36 years	0.218 years	Wallis and Futuna
2020s	77.11 years	78.19 years	1.08 years	Wallis and Futuna

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Uruguay or Wallis and Futuna?: Wallis and Futuna, at 78.63 years against 78.14 years in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Uruguay and Wallis and Futuna?: 0.49 years, with Wallis and Futuna ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Wallis and Futuna?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Uruguay and Wallis and Futuna rank globally for life expectancy?: Uruguay ranks 73rd and Wallis and Futuna ranks 70th 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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Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.