Tanzania vs Tuvalu: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Tanzania
67 years
in 2023
Tuvalu
67.1 years
in 2023
Tanzania rank
194th
Tuvalu rank
193rd
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Tanzania
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 67.1 years against 67 years in Tanzania, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.
Tanzania ranks 194th and Tuvalu ranks 193rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.75 years | 43.75 years | 2.01 years | Tuvalu |
| 1960s | 44.27 years | 51.62 years | 7.35 years | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 48.67 years | 57.66 years | 8.99 years | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 52.02 years | 60.99 years | 8.98 years | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 51.51 years | 62.28 years | 10.77 years | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 57.09 years | 64.09 years | 7 years | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 63.6 years | 65.39 years | 1.79 years | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 66.69 years | 66.53 years | 0.1597 years | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Tanzania or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 67.1 years against 67 years in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Tanzania and Tuvalu?
- 0.1 years, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Tuvalu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Tanzania and Tuvalu rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 194th and Tuvalu ranks 193rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) β 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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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.