Argentina vs Sri Lanka: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Argentina
77.39 years
in 2023
Sri Lanka
77.48 years
in 2023
Argentina rank
86th
Sri Lanka rank
84th
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Argentina
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 77.48 years against 77.39 years in Argentina, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1935 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 84th of 236 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 9 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 54.45 years | 46.3 years | 8.15 years | Argentina |
| 1940s | 56.45 years | 45.2 years | 11.25 years | Argentina |
| 1950s | 62.88 years | 56.7 years | 6.18 years | Argentina |
| 1960s | 64.94 years | 62.53 years | 2.41 years | Argentina |
| 1970s | 66.78 years | 65.49 years | 1.29 years | Argentina |
| 1980s | 69.85 years | 68.57 years | 1.28 years | Argentina |
| 1990s | 72.72 years | 69.83 years | 2.89 years | Argentina |
| 2000s | 74.79 years | 71.75 years | 3.04 years | Argentina |
| 2010s | 76.25 years | 75.72 years | 0.5303 years | Argentina |
| 2020s | 75.76 years | 77 years | 1.24 years | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Argentina or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 77.48 years against 77.39 years in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Argentina and Sri Lanka?
- 0.09 years, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sri Lanka?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1935 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Sri Lanka rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Argentina ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 84th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. 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 is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.