Japan vs San Marino: Life expectancy men women

Japan
87.74
in 2023
San Marino
87.1
in 2023
Japan rank
3rd
San Marino rank
5th

Life expectancy men women over time

  • Japan
  • San Marino
020406080195019862023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 87.74 against 87.1 in San Marino, a difference of 0.64.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was San Marino ahead.

Japan ranks 3rd and San Marino ranks 5th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and San Marino in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan San Marino Difference Ahead
1950s 66.19 75.66 9.46 San Marino
1960s 72.66 77.29 4.64 San Marino
1970s 76.75 78.56 1.81 San Marino
1980s 80.38 80 0.3853 Japan
1990s 82.95 81.47 1.49 Japan
2000s 85.45 83.82 1.63 Japan
2010s 86.78 86.14 0.6437 Japan
2020s 87.54 86.13 1.41 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy men women, Japan or San Marino?
Japan, at 87.74 against 87.1 in San Marino as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy men women between Japan and San Marino?
0.64, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and San Marino?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Japan and San Marino rank globally for life expectancy men women?
Japan ranks 3rd and San Marino ranks 5th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy men women. 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 men women
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed