Which has higher life expectancy, Anguilla or Panama?

Panama, at 79.59 years against 79.31 years in Anguilla as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Anguilla and Panama?

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

Anguilla vs Panama: Life expectancy

Anguilla

79.31 years

in 2023

Panama

79.59 years

in 2023

Anguilla rank

62nd

Panama rank

61st

Life expectancy over time

Anguilla
Panama

How they compare

Panama currently reports 79.59 years against 79.31 years in Anguilla, a difference of 0.28 years.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Panama ahead.

Anguilla ranks 62nd and Panama ranks 61st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Anguilla	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1950s	57.4 years	57.39 years	0.0127 years	Anguilla
1960s	62.41 years	62.13 years	0.2837 years	Anguilla
1970s	66.84 years	66.73 years	0.1041 years	Anguilla
1980s	70.32 years	70.28 years	0.0448 years	Anguilla
1990s	73.55 years	72.04 years	1.51 years	Anguilla
2000s	76.18 years	74.93 years	1.25 years	Anguilla
2010s	77.67 years	77.45 years	0.2208 years	Anguilla
2020s	78.88 years	78.06 years	0.8124 years	Anguilla

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Anguilla or Panama?: Panama, at 79.59 years against 79.31 years in Anguilla as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Anguilla and Panama?: 0.28 years, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Anguilla and Panama?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Anguilla and Panama rank globally for life expectancy?: Anguilla ranks 62nd and Panama ranks 61st 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: 06 August 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.