Myanmar vs Tuvalu: Life expectancy
Myanmar
66.89 years
in 2023
Tuvalu
67.1 years
in 2023
Myanmar rank
196th
Tuvalu rank
193rd
Life expectancy over time
- Myanmar
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 67.1 years against 66.89 years in Myanmar, a difference of 0.21 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Myanmar ranks 196th and Tuvalu ranks 193rd of 236 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.8 years | 43.75 years | 3.96 years | Tuvalu |
| 1960s | 47.04 years | 51.62 years | 4.57 years | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 52.3 years | 57.66 years | 5.36 years | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 55.67 years | 60.99 years | 5.32 years | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 58.6 years | 62.28 years | 3.69 years | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 61.01 years | 64.09 years | 3.08 years | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 65.07 years | 65.39 years | 0.3134 years | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 66.39 years | 66.53 years | 0.1441 years | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Myanmar or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 67.1 years against 66.89 years in Myanmar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Myanmar and Tuvalu?
- 0.21 years, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Tuvalu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and Tuvalu rank globally for life expectancy?
- Myanmar ranks 196th 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
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.