Which has higher life expectancy, Belize or Russia?

Belize, at 73.57 years against 73.15 years in Russia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Russia?

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.

Belize vs Russia: Life expectancy

Belize

73.57 years

in 2023

Russia

73.15 years

in 2023

Belize rank

135th

Russia rank

138th

Life expectancy over time

Belize
Russia

How they compare

Belize currently reports 73.57 years against 73.15 years in Russia, a difference of 0.42 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russia ahead.

Belize ranks 135th and Russia ranks 138th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 4 and Russia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Russia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	52.7 years	61.67 years	8.97 years	Russia
1960s	59.53 years	68.94 years	9.41 years	Russia
1970s	65.03 years	68.38 years	3.35 years	Russia
1980s	68.2 years	68.68 years	0.4765 years	Russia
1990s	69.39 years	66.35 years	3.04 years	Belize
2000s	70.03 years	66.04 years	4 years	Belize
2010s	71.61 years	71.15 years	0.4613 years	Belize
2020s	72.06 years	71.66 years	0.4011 years	Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Belize or Russia?: Belize, at 73.57 years against 73.15 years in Russia as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Belize and Russia?: 0.42 years, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Russia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belize and Russia rank globally for life expectancy?: Belize ranks 135th and Russia ranks 138th 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.