Which has higher life expectancy, Libya or Niue?

Niue, at 69.98 years against 69.34 years in Libya as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Niue?

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.

Libya vs Niue: Life expectancy

Libya

69.34 years

in 2023

Niue

69.98 years

in 2023

Libya rank

174th

Niue rank

171st

Life expectancy over time

Libya
Niue

How they compare

Niue currently reports 69.98 years against 69.34 years in Libya, a difference of 0.64 years.

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

Libya ranks 174th and Niue ranks 171st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 4 and Niue in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Niue	Difference	Ahead
1950s	35.46 years	56.55 years	21.09 years	Niue
1960s	48.21 years	61.76 years	13.54 years	Niue
1970s	60.84 years	65.94 years	5.1 years	Niue
1980s	66.98 years	67.82 years	0.8474 years	Niue
1990s	70.3 years	66.46 years	3.83 years	Libya
2000s	71.31 years	66.83 years	4.47 years	Libya
2010s	72.02 years	68.49 years	3.53 years	Libya
2020s	72.06 years	69.71 years	2.35 years	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Libya or Niue?: Niue, at 69.98 years against 69.34 years in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Libya and Niue?: 0.64 years, with Niue ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Niue?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Libya and Niue rank globally for life expectancy?: Libya ranks 174th and Niue ranks 171st 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.