El Salvador vs India: Life expectancy

El Salvador
72.1
in 2023
India
72
in 2023
El Salvador rank
151st
India rank
152nd

Life expectancy over time

  • El Salvador
  • India
203040506070188119522023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 72.1 against 72 in India, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 151st and India ranks 152nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador India Difference Ahead
1950s 45.86 43.28 2.58 El Salvador
1960s 49.89 46.46 3.43 El Salvador
1970s 53.1 50.59 2.51 El Salvador
1980s 56.18 56 0.1787 El Salvador
1990s 64.65 60.44 4.21 El Salvador
2000s 69.16 64.72 4.44 El Salvador
2010s 71.19 69.06 2.13 El Salvador
2020s 71.06 70.28 0.7785 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, El Salvador or India?
El Salvador, at 72.1 against 72 in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between El Salvador and India?
0.1, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and India?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and India rank globally for life expectancy?
El Salvador ranks 151st and India ranks 152nd 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
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