India vs Tajikistan: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
India
72 years
in 2023
Tajikistan
71.79 years
in 2023
India rank
152nd
Tajikistan rank
153rd
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- India
- Tajikistan
How they compare
India currently reports 72 years against 71.79 years in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.21 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tajikistan ahead.
India ranks 152nd and Tajikistan ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.28 years | 50.7 years | 7.41 years | Tajikistan |
| 1960s | 46.46 years | 54.43 years | 7.97 years | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 50.59 years | 57.68 years | 7.09 years | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | 56 years | 60.67 years | 4.67 years | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 60.44 years | 60.56 years | 0.1258 years | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 64.72 years | 66.22 years | 1.5 years | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 69.06 years | 69.73 years | 0.6787 years | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 70.28 years | 70.39 years | 0.1029 years | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, India or Tajikistan?
- India, at 72 years against 71.79 years in Tajikistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between India and Tajikistan?
- 0.21 years, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Tajikistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do India and Tajikistan rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- India ranks 152nd and Tajikistan ranks 153rd 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.