Malaysia vs Tunisia: Life expectancy
Malaysia
76.66 years
in 2023
Tunisia
76.51 years
in 2023
Malaysia rank
100th
Tunisia rank
101st
Life expectancy over time
- Malaysia
- Tunisia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 76.66 years against 76.51 years in Tunisia, a difference of 0.15 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 100th and Tunisia ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.37 years | 40.62 years | 11.75 years | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 60.43 years | 47.87 years | 12.56 years | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 65.47 years | 58.61 years | 6.85 years | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 69.58 years | 66.46 years | 3.12 years | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 71.84 years | 70.66 years | 1.18 years | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 74.15 years | 73.55 years | 0.6015 years | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 75.51 years | 74.9 years | 0.6068 years | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 75.52 years | 75.11 years | 0.4052 years | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Malaysia or Tunisia?
- Malaysia, at 76.66 years against 76.51 years in Tunisia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Malaysia and Tunisia?
- 0.15 years, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Tunisia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Tunisia rank globally for life expectancy?
- Malaysia ranks 100th and Tunisia ranks 101st 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.