Hungary vs Saint Helena: Life expectancy

Hungary
77.02 years
in 2023
Saint Helena
76.79 years
in 2023
Hungary rank
94th
Saint Helena rank
97th

Life expectancy over time

  • Hungary
  • Saint Helena
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How they compare

Hungary currently reports 77.02 years against 76.79 years in Saint Helena, a difference of 0.23 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Helena ahead.

Hungary ranks 94th and Saint Helena ranks 97th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 2 and Saint Helena in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Saint Helena Difference Ahead
1950s 65.18 years 66.98 years 1.8 years Saint Helena
1960s 69.07 years 68.15 years 0.9207 years Hungary
1970s 69.5 years 69.1 years 0.4065 years Hungary
1980s 69.24 years 70.64 years 1.4 years Saint Helena
1990s 70.03 years 73.27 years 3.24 years Saint Helena
2000s 72.99 years 76.28 years 3.29 years Saint Helena
2010s 75.66 years 76.15 years 0.4902 years Saint Helena
2020s 75.79 years 76.79 years 1.01 years Saint Helena

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Hungary or Saint Helena?
Hungary, at 77.02 years against 76.79 years in Saint Helena as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Hungary and Saint Helena?
0.23 years, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Saint Helena?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hungary and Saint Helena rank globally for life expectancy?
Hungary ranks 94th and Saint Helena ranks 97th 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.