Romania vs Tunisia: Life expectancy

Romania
75.35 years
in 2020
Tunisia
75.29 years
in 2020
Romania rank
59th
Tunisia rank
60th

Life expectancy over time

  • Romania
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 75.35 years against 75.29 years in Tunisia, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 59th and Tunisia ranks 60th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 12 and Tunisia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Tunisia Difference Ahead
1870s 30.13 years 25 years 5.13 years Romania
1880s 30.88 years 25 years 5.88 years Romania
1890s 32.04 years 25 years 7.04 years Romania
1900s 34.96 years 26.58 years 8.37 years Romania
1910s 37.65 years 28.8 years 8.85 years Romania
1920s 40.7 years 29.75 years 10.95 years Romania
1930s 45.35 years 32.47 years 12.88 years Romania
1950s 62.17 years 45.85 years 16.32 years Romania
1960s 66.94 years 49.84 years 17.11 years Romania
1970s 69.05 years 56.37 years 12.68 years Romania
1980s 69.61 years 63.84 years 5.77 years Romania
1990s 69.64 years 71.05 years 1.4 years Tunisia
2000s 70.95 years 74.23 years 3.28 years Tunisia
2010s 74.39 years 75.56 years 1.16 years Tunisia
2020s 75.35 years 75.29 years 0.0533 years Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Romania or Tunisia?
Romania, at 75.35 years against 75.29 years in Tunisia as of 2020.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Romania and Tunisia?
0.06 years, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Tunisia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Romania and Tunisia rank globally for life expectancy?
Romania ranks 59th and Tunisia ranks 60th 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

Indicator
Life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

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.