Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Marshall Islands or Tanzania?

Tanzania, at 67 years against 66.95 years in Marshall Islands as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Marshall Islands and Tanzania?

0.05 years, with Tanzania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Tanzania?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Marshall Islands vs Tanzania: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman)

Marshall Islands

66.95 years

in 2023

Tanzania

67 years

in 2023

Marshall Islands rank

195th

Tanzania rank

194th

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita (Riley; Zijdeman) over time

Marshall Islands
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 67 years against 66.95 years in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 195th and Tanzania ranks 194th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 7 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Marshall Islands	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1950s	53.08 years	41.75 years	11.34 years	Marshall Islands
1960s	56.48 years	44.27 years	12.22 years	Marshall Islands
1970s	60.02 years	48.67 years	11.35 years	Marshall Islands
1980s	61.53 years	52.02 years	9.51 years	Marshall Islands
1990s	62.48 years	51.51 years	10.96 years	Marshall Islands
2000s	64.02 years	57.09 years	6.93 years	Marshall Islands
2010s	65.23 years	63.6 years	1.64 years	Marshall Islands
2020s	66.12 years	66.69 years	0.5744 years	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Marshall Islands or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 67 years against 66.95 years in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Marshall Islands and Tanzania?: 0.05 years, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Tanzania?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Marshall Islands and Tanzania rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?: Marshall Islands ranks 195th and Tanzania ranks 194th 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. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

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.