Which has higher life expectancy, Honduras or Tonga?

Tonga, at 72.89 years against 72.88 years in Honduras as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras 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.

Honduras vs Tonga: Life expectancy

Honduras

72.88 years

in 2023

Tonga

72.89 years

in 2023

Honduras rank

141st

Tonga rank

140th

Life expectancy over time

Honduras
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 72.89 years against 72.88 years in Honduras, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.

Honduras ranks 141st and Tonga ranks 140th of 236 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Honduras	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1950s	43.51 years	53.71 years	10.21 years	Tonga
1960s	50.46 years	60.49 years	10.02 years	Tonga
1970s	56.56 years	64.81 years	8.25 years	Tonga
1980s	62.84 years	66.83 years	3.98 years	Tonga
1990s	66.14 years	68.48 years	2.34 years	Tonga
2000s	69.1 years	70.43 years	1.33 years	Tonga
2010s	71.1 years	71.8 years	0.6992 years	Tonga
2020s	71.49 years	72.51 years	1.02 years	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Honduras or Tonga?: Tonga, at 72.89 years against 72.88 years in Honduras as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Honduras and Tonga?: 0.01 years, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Tonga?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Honduras and Tonga rank globally for life expectancy?: Honduras ranks 141st 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.