Estonia vs United States of America: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Estonia
79.15 years
in 2023
United States of America
79.3 years
in 2023
Estonia rank
65th
United States of America rank
63rd
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Estonia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 79.3 years against 79.15 years in Estonia, a difference of 0.15 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1922 it was United States of America ahead.
Estonia ranks 65th and United States of America ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 51.7 years | 58.1 years | 6.4 years | United States of America |
| 1930s | 56.27 years | 60.91 years | 4.64 years | United States of America |
| 1950s | 67.85 years | 69.1 years | 1.26 years | United States of America |
| 1960s | 70.26 years | 70.2 years | 0.0602 years | Estonia |
| 1970s | 70.16 years | 72.22 years | 2.06 years | United States of America |
| 1980s | 70.12 years | 74.57 years | 4.46 years | United States of America |
| 1990s | 69.24 years | 75.98 years | 6.74 years | United States of America |
| 2000s | 72.63 years | 77.54 years | 4.9 years | United States of America |
| 2010s | 77.37 years | 78.77 years | 1.39 years | United States of America |
| 2020s | 78.41 years | 77.67 years | 0.7362 years | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Estonia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 79.3 years against 79.15 years in Estonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Estonia and United States of America?
- 0.15 years, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and United States of America?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and United States of America rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Estonia ranks 65th and United States of America ranks 63rd 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.