Which has higher life expectancy, Argentina or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 77.48 against 77.39 in Argentina as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sri Lanka?

76 years are reported by both, from 1935 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina

77.39

in 2023

Sri Lanka

77.48

in 2023

Argentina rank

86th

Sri Lanka rank

84th

Sri Lanka currently reports 77.48 against 77.39 in Argentina, a difference of 0.09.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1935 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 84th of 236 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 9 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Decade	Argentina	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1930s	54.45	46.3	8.15	Argentina
1940s	56.45	45.2	11.25	Argentina
1950s	62.88	56.7	6.18	Argentina
1960s	64.94	62.53	2.41	Argentina
1970s	66.78	65.49	1.29	Argentina
1980s	69.85	68.57	1.28	Argentina
1990s	72.72	69.83	2.89	Argentina
2000s	74.79	71.75	3.04	Argentina
2010s	76.25	75.72	0.5303	Argentina
2020s	75.76	77	1.24	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher life expectancy, Argentina or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 77.48 against 77.39 in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Argentina and Sri Lanka?: 0.09, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sri Lanka?: 76 years are reported by both, from 1935 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Sri Lanka rank globally for life expectancy?: Argentina ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 84th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.