Japan vs Mexico: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference
Japan
6 Years
in 2024
Mexico
6.5 Years
in 2025
Japan rank
10th
Mexico rank
7th
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference over time
- Japan
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 6.5 Years against 6 Years in Japan, a difference of 0.5 Years.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 7th of 41 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.14 Years | 3.65 Years | 1.49 Years | Japan |
| 1970s | 5.32 Years | 5.21 Years | 0.11 Years | Japan |
| 1980s | 5.62 Years | 5.91 Years | 0.29 Years | Mexico |
| 1990s | 6.43 Years | 5.79 Years | 0.64 Years | Japan |
| 2000s | 6.9 Years | 5.41 Years | 1.49 Years | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.32 Years | 5.78 Years | 0.54 Years | Japan |
| 2020s | 6.08 Years | 7.2 Years | 1.12 Years | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy — life expectancy difference, Japan or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 6.5 Years against 6 Years in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in life expectancy — life expectancy difference between Japan and Mexico?
- 0.5 Years, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Japan ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 7th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.