Algeria vs Thailand: Life expectancy

Algeria
76.26 years
in 2023
Thailand
76.41 years
in 2023
Algeria rank
105th
Thailand rank
102nd

Life expectancy over time

  • Algeria
  • Thailand
020406080192319732023

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 76.41 years against 76.26 years in Algeria, a difference of 0.15 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Thailand ahead.

Algeria ranks 105th and Thailand ranks 102nd of 236 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Thailand Difference Ahead
1950s 41.82 years 47.79 years 5.97 years Thailand
1960s 42.14 years 52.95 years 10.81 years Thailand
1970s 46.98 years 59.26 years 12.28 years Thailand
1980s 62.54 years 65.71 years 3.17 years Thailand
1990s 68.23 years 69.84 years 1.6 years Thailand
2000s 72.45 years 72.76 years 0.3131 years Thailand
2010s 75.01 years 76.29 years 1.28 years Thailand
2020s 75.21 years 76.66 years 1.45 years Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Algeria or Thailand?
Thailand, at 76.41 years against 76.26 years in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Algeria and Thailand?
0.15 years, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Thailand?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Thailand rank globally for life expectancy?
Algeria ranks 105th and Thailand ranks 102nd 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy
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

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.