Japan vs San Marino: Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Japan
87.74 years
in 2023
San Marino
87.1 years
in 2023
Japan rank
3rd
San Marino rank
5th
Life expectancy at birth, by sex over time
- Japan
- San Marino
How they compare
Japan currently reports 87.74 years against 87.1 years in San Marino, a difference of 0.64 years.
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 years | 75.66 years | 9.46 years | San Marino |
| 1960s | 72.66 years | 77.29 years | 4.64 years | San Marino |
| 1970s | 76.75 years | 78.56 years | 1.81 years | San Marino |
| 1980s | 80.38 years | 80 years | 0.3853 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 82.95 years | 81.47 years | 1.49 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 85.45 years | 83.82 years | 1.63 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 86.78 years | 86.14 years | 0.6437 years | Japan |
| 2020s | 87.54 years | 86.13 years | 1.41 years | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, by sex, Japan or San Marino?
- Japan, at 87.74 years against 87.1 years in San Marino as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, by sex between Japan and San Marino?
- 0.64 years, 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 at birth, by sex?
- Japan ranks 3rd and San Marino ranks 5th 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.