El Salvador vs Tajikistan: Life expectancy
El Salvador
72.1 years
in 2023
Tajikistan
71.79 years
in 2023
El Salvador rank
151st
Tajikistan rank
153rd
Life expectancy over time
- El Salvador
- Tajikistan
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 72.1 years against 71.79 years in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.31 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tajikistan ahead.
El Salvador ranks 151st and Tajikistan ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Tajikistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.86 years | 50.7 years | 4.83 years | Tajikistan |
| 1960s | 49.89 years | 54.43 years | 4.54 years | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 53.1 years | 57.68 years | 4.58 years | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | 56.18 years | 60.67 years | 4.49 years | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 64.65 years | 60.56 years | 4.09 years | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 69.16 years | 66.22 years | 2.93 years | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 71.19 years | 69.73 years | 1.45 years | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 71.06 years | 70.39 years | 0.6756 years | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, El Salvador or Tajikistan?
- El Salvador, at 72.1 years against 71.79 years in Tajikistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between El Salvador and Tajikistan?
- 0.31 years, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Tajikistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Tajikistan rank globally for life expectancy?
- El Salvador ranks 151st and Tajikistan ranks 153rd 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
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.