Honduras vs Saint Lucia: Life expectancy

Honduras
72.88 years
in 2023
Saint Lucia
72.7 years
in 2023
Honduras rank
141st
Saint Lucia rank
144th

Life expectancy over time

  • Honduras
  • Saint Lucia
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How they compare

Honduras currently reports 72.88 years against 72.7 years in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.18 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Lucia ahead.

Honduras ranks 141st and Saint Lucia ranks 144th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Honduras Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1950s 43.51 years 53.93 years 10.43 years Saint Lucia
1960s 50.46 years 61.41 years 10.95 years Saint Lucia
1970s 56.56 years 65.72 years 9.16 years Saint Lucia
1980s 62.84 years 69.59 years 6.75 years Saint Lucia
1990s 66.14 years 70.75 years 4.6 years Saint Lucia
2000s 69.1 years 72.26 years 3.16 years Saint Lucia
2010s 71.1 years 72.69 years 1.59 years Saint Lucia
2020s 71.49 years 71.7 years 0.2095 years Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Honduras or Saint Lucia?
Honduras, at 72.88 years against 72.7 years in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Honduras and Saint Lucia?
0.18 years, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Saint Lucia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Honduras and Saint Lucia rank globally for life expectancy?
Honduras ranks 141st and Saint Lucia ranks 144th 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

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.