Barbados vs Tokelau: Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Barbados
78.61 years
in 2023
Tokelau
78.92 years
in 2023
Barbados rank
120th
Tokelau rank
117th
Life expectancy at birth, by sex over time
- Barbados
- Tokelau
How they compare
Tokelau currently reports 78.92 years against 78.61 years in Barbados, a difference of 0.31 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tokelau ahead.
Barbados ranks 120th and Tokelau ranks 117th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 7 and Tokelau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 60.14 years | 58.51 years | 1.63 years | Barbados |
| 1960s | 68.27 years | 61.71 years | 6.55 years | Barbados |
| 1970s | 71.66 years | 63.72 years | 7.93 years | Barbados |
| 1980s | 75 years | 67.35 years | 7.64 years | Barbados |
| 1990s | 76.5 years | 72.17 years | 4.33 years | Barbados |
| 2000s | 77.25 years | 74.95 years | 2.3 years | Barbados |
| 2010s | 78.09 years | 77.45 years | 0.6426 years | Barbados |
| 2020s | 78.56 years | 78.7 years | 0.1343 years | Tokelau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, by sex, Barbados or Tokelau?
- Tokelau, at 78.92 years against 78.61 years in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, by sex between Barbados and Tokelau?
- 0.31 years, with Tokelau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Tokelau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Tokelau rank globally for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Barbados ranks 120th and Tokelau ranks 117th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth, by sex. 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 at birth.