El Salvador vs Honduras: Life expectancy
El Salvador
71.06 years
in 2020
Honduras
71.46 years
in 2020
El Salvador rank
99th
Honduras rank
96th
Life expectancy over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 71.46 years against 71.06 years in El Salvador, a difference of 0.4 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1913 it was Honduras ahead.
El Salvador ranks 99th and Honduras ranks 96th of 162 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Honduras in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 26.8 years | 28.31 years | 1.52 years | Honduras |
| 1920s | 28.43 years | 32.53 years | 4.11 years | Honduras |
| 1930s | 32.7 years | 35.07 years | 2.37 years | Honduras |
| 1950s | 47.2 years | 43.2 years | 4 years | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 52.66 years | 48.19 years | 4.47 years | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 57.44 years | 54.33 years | 3.11 years | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 57.97 years | 61.41 years | 3.44 years | Honduras |
| 1990s | 64.44 years | 66.19 years | 1.75 years | Honduras |
| 2000s | 70.15 years | 69.38 years | 0.7696 years | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 71.83 years | 71.79 years | 0.0433 years | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 71.06 years | 71.46 years | 0.401 years | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, El Salvador or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 71.46 years against 71.06 years in El Salvador as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 0.4 years, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2020.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for life expectancy?
- El Salvador ranks 99th and Honduras ranks 96th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor 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
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.