Hong Kong, China vs Japan: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Hong Kong, China
85.51 years
in 2023
Japan
84.71 years
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd
Japan rank
4th
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Japan
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 85.51 years against 84.71 years in Japan, a difference of 0.8 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 4th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.94 years | 64.23 years | 2.29 years | Japan |
| 1960s | 68.68 years | 70.1 years | 1.43 years | Japan |
| 1970s | 72.58 years | 74.16 years | 1.58 years | Japan |
| 1980s | 75.91 years | 77.66 years | 1.75 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 78.89 years | 79.87 years | 0.9805 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 81.62 years | 82.1 years | 0.4829 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 84.05 years | 83.66 years | 0.3862 years | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 84.7 years | 84.5 years | 0.1995 years | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Hong Kong, China or Japan?
- Hong Kong, China, at 85.51 years against 84.71 years in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 0.8 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Japan rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 4th 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.