Tokelau vs Turkey: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Tokelau
77.05 years
in 2023
Turkey
77.16 years
in 2023
Tokelau rank
93rd
Turkey rank
91st
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Tokelau
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 77.16 years against 77.05 years in Tokelau, a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tokelau ahead.
Tokelau ranks 93rd and Turkey ranks 91st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Tokelau averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tokelau | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.42 years | 48.71 years | 7.7 years | Tokelau |
| 1960s | 60.31 years | 53.71 years | 6.6 years | Tokelau |
| 1970s | 63.43 years | 59.35 years | 4.08 years | Tokelau |
| 1980s | 67.1 years | 65.06 years | 2.04 years | Tokelau |
| 1990s | 70.9 years | 69.57 years | 1.34 years | Tokelau |
| 2000s | 73.23 years | 73.34 years | 0.1178 years | Turkey |
| 2010s | 75.54 years | 76.33 years | 0.7912 years | Turkey |
| 2020s | 76.82 years | 76.75 years | 0.0709 years | Tokelau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Tokelau or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 77.16 years against 77.05 years in Tokelau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Tokelau and Turkey?
- 0.11 years, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tokelau and Turkey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Tokelau and Turkey rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Tokelau ranks 93rd and Turkey ranks 91st 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.