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
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
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.