Which has higher life expectancy, Bhutan or Tonga?

Bhutan, at 72.98 years against 72.89 years in Tonga as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Tonga?

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

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Tonga: Life expectancy

Bhutan

72.98 years

in 2023

Tonga

72.89 years

in 2023

Bhutan rank

139th

Tonga rank

140th

Life expectancy over time

Bhutan
Tonga

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 72.98 years against 72.89 years in Tonga, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.

Bhutan ranks 139th and Tonga ranks 140th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1950s	35.57 years	53.71 years	18.14 years	Tonga
1960s	38.21 years	60.49 years	22.28 years	Tonga
1970s	44.23 years	64.81 years	20.59 years	Tonga
1980s	51.68 years	66.83 years	15.15 years	Tonga
1990s	58.9 years	68.48 years	9.58 years	Tonga
2000s	65.45 years	70.43 years	4.98 years	Tonga
2010s	70.55 years	71.8 years	1.25 years	Tonga
2020s	72.61 years	72.51 years	0.0981 years	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Bhutan or Tonga?: Bhutan, at 72.98 years against 72.89 years in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Bhutan and Tonga?: 0.09 years, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Tonga?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Tonga rank globally for life expectancy?: Bhutan ranks 139th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.