Which has higher life expectancy, Aruba or Latvia?

Aruba, at 76.35 years against 76.19 years in Latvia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Latvia?

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.

Aruba vs Latvia: Life expectancy

Aruba

76.35 years

in 2023

Latvia

76.19 years

in 2023

Aruba rank

104th

Latvia rank

106th

Life expectancy over time

Aruba
Latvia

How they compare

Aruba currently reports 76.35 years against 76.19 years in Latvia, a difference of 0.16 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.

Aruba ranks 104th and Latvia ranks 106th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 5 and Latvia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Aruba	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	61 years	66.98 years	5.99 years	Latvia
1960s	65.51 years	70.66 years	5.15 years	Latvia
1970s	69.19 years	69.76 years	0.5732 years	Latvia
1980s	71.8 years	69.95 years	1.85 years	Aruba
1990s	72.78 years	68.12 years	4.66 years	Aruba
2000s	73.39 years	70.85 years	2.54 years	Aruba
2010s	75.25 years	74.4 years	0.8507 years	Aruba
2020s	75.41 years	74.93 years	0.4801 years	Aruba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Aruba or Latvia?: Aruba, at 76.35 years against 76.19 years in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Aruba and Latvia?: 0.16 years, with Aruba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Latvia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Aruba and Latvia rank globally for life expectancy?: Aruba ranks 104th and Latvia ranks 106th 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.