Micronesia (country) vs Tuvalu: Life expectancy

Micronesia (country)
67.2 years
in 2023
Tuvalu
67.1 years
in 2023
Micronesia (country) rank
192nd
Tuvalu rank
193rd

Life expectancy over time

  • Micronesia (country)
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 67.2 years against 67.1 years in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.

Micronesia (country) ranks 192nd and Tuvalu ranks 193rd of 236 countries.

Micronesia (country) has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Micronesia (country) Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1950s 50.91 years 43.75 years 7.15 years Micronesia (country)
1960s 56.84 years 51.62 years 5.22 years Micronesia (country)
1970s 61.32 years 57.66 years 3.66 years Micronesia (country)
1980s 63.02 years 60.99 years 2.02 years Micronesia (country)
1990s 64.16 years 62.28 years 1.88 years Micronesia (country)
2000s 64.72 years 64.09 years 0.6254 years Micronesia (country)
2010s 65.42 years 65.39 years 0.0336 years Micronesia (country)
2020s 66.55 years 66.53 years 0.0128 years Micronesia (country)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Micronesia (country) or Tuvalu?
Micronesia (country), at 67.2 years against 67.1 years in Tuvalu as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Micronesia (country) and Tuvalu?
0.1 years, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Tuvalu?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Micronesia (country) and Tuvalu rank globally for life expectancy?
Micronesia (country) ranks 192nd and Tuvalu ranks 193rd 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.