Hong Kong vs San Marino: Life expectancy
Hong Kong
85.51 years
in 2023
San Marino
85.71 years
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
3rd
San Marino rank
2nd
Life expectancy over time
- Hong Kong
- San Marino
How they compare
San Marino currently reports 85.71 years against 85.51 years in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.2 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was San Marino ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 3rd and San Marino ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and San Marino in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | San Marino | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.94 years | 72.28 years | 10.34 years | San Marino |
| 1960s | 68.68 years | 73.71 years | 5.03 years | San Marino |
| 1970s | 72.58 years | 75.14 years | 2.56 years | San Marino |
| 1980s | 75.91 years | 77.12 years | 1.22 years | San Marino |
| 1990s | 78.89 years | 78.91 years | 0.0134 years | San Marino |
| 2000s | 81.62 years | 81.82 years | 0.2029 years | San Marino |
| 2010s | 84.05 years | 84.43 years | 0.3847 years | San Marino |
| 2020s | 84.7 years | 84.4 years | 0.2955 years | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Hong Kong or San Marino?
- San Marino, at 85.71 years against 85.51 years in Hong Kong as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Hong Kong and San Marino?
- 0.2 years, with San Marino ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and San Marino?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and San Marino rank globally for life expectancy?
- Hong Kong ranks 3rd and San Marino ranks 2nd 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
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.