Which has higher life expectancy, Marshall Islands or Myanmar?

Marshall Islands, at 66.95 years against 66.89 years in Myanmar as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Marshall Islands and Myanmar?

0.06 years, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Myanmar?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Marshall Islands vs Myanmar: Life expectancy

Marshall Islands

66.95 years

in 2023

Myanmar

66.89 years

in 2023

Marshall Islands rank

195th

Myanmar rank

196th

Life expectancy over time

Marshall Islands
Myanmar

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 66.95 years against 66.89 years in Myanmar, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 195th and Myanmar ranks 196th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 7 and Myanmar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Marshall Islands	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	53.08 years	39.8 years	13.29 years	Marshall Islands
1960s	56.48 years	47.04 years	9.44 years	Marshall Islands
1970s	60.02 years	52.3 years	7.72 years	Marshall Islands
1980s	61.53 years	55.67 years	5.86 years	Marshall Islands
1990s	62.48 years	58.6 years	3.88 years	Marshall Islands
2000s	64.02 years	61.01 years	3 years	Marshall Islands
2010s	65.23 years	65.07 years	0.1613 years	Marshall Islands
2020s	66.12 years	66.39 years	0.2706 years	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Marshall Islands or Myanmar?: Marshall Islands, at 66.95 years against 66.89 years in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Marshall Islands and Myanmar?: 0.06 years, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Myanmar?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Marshall Islands and Myanmar rank globally for life expectancy?: Marshall Islands ranks 195th and Myanmar ranks 196th 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: 06 August 2026

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.