Which has higher life expectancy, Niue or Philippines?

Niue, at 69.98 years against 69.83 years in Philippines as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Philippines?

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.

Niue vs Philippines: Life expectancy

Niue

69.98 years

in 2023

Philippines

69.83 years

in 2023

Niue rank

171st

Philippines rank

172nd

Life expectancy over time

Niue
Philippines

How they compare

Niue currently reports 69.98 years against 69.83 years in Philippines, a difference of 0.15 years.

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

Niue ranks 171st and Philippines ranks 172nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Niue averaged higher in 6 and Philippines in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niue	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1950s	56.55 years	56.24 years	0.3109 years	Niue
1960s	61.76 years	60.23 years	1.53 years	Niue
1970s	65.94 years	61.08 years	4.85 years	Niue
1980s	67.82 years	62.75 years	5.07 years	Niue
1990s	66.46 years	66.07 years	0.3917 years	Niue
2000s	66.83 years	68.23 years	1.39 years	Philippines
2010s	68.49 years	69.42 years	0.9223 years	Philippines
2020s	69.71 years	69.02 years	0.6902 years	Niue

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Niue or Philippines?: Niue, at 69.98 years against 69.83 years in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Niue and Philippines?: 0.15 years, with Niue ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Philippines?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Niue and Philippines rank globally for life expectancy?: Niue ranks 171st and Philippines ranks 172nd 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.