Micronesia (country) vs Tanzania: Life expectancy

Micronesia (country)
67.2 years
in 2023
Tanzania
67 years
in 2023
Micronesia (country) rank
192nd
Tanzania rank
194th

Life expectancy over time

  • Micronesia (country)
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 67.2 years against 67 years in Tanzania, a difference of 0.2 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.

Micronesia (country) ranks 192nd and Tanzania ranks 194th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Micronesia (country) averaged higher in 7 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Micronesia (country) Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 50.91 years 41.75 years 9.16 years Micronesia (country)
1960s 56.84 years 44.27 years 12.57 years Micronesia (country)
1970s 61.32 years 48.67 years 12.65 years Micronesia (country)
1980s 63.02 years 52.02 years 11 years Micronesia (country)
1990s 64.16 years 51.51 years 12.65 years Micronesia (country)
2000s 64.72 years 57.09 years 7.63 years Micronesia (country)
2010s 65.42 years 63.6 years 1.82 years Micronesia (country)
2020s 66.55 years 66.69 years 0.1469 years Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Micronesia (country) or Tanzania?
Micronesia (country), at 67.2 years against 67 years in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Micronesia (country) and Tanzania?
0.2 years, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Tanzania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Micronesia (country) and Tanzania rank globally for life expectancy?
Micronesia (country) ranks 192nd and Tanzania ranks 194th 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.