Niue vs Sao Tome and Principe: Life expectancy
Niue
69.98 years
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
69.72 years
in 2023
Niue rank
171st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
173rd
Life expectancy over time
- Niue
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Niue currently reports 69.98 years against 69.72 years in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.26 years.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Niue has been ahead every year.
Niue ranks 171st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 173rd of 236 countries.
Niue has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.55 years | 39.77 years | 16.79 years | Niue |
| 1960s | 61.76 years | 50.05 years | 11.71 years | Niue |
| 1970s | 65.94 years | 58.16 years | 7.78 years | Niue |
| 1980s | 67.82 years | 59.68 years | 8.14 years | Niue |
| 1990s | 66.46 years | 60.69 years | 5.78 years | Niue |
| 2000s | 66.83 years | 62.52 years | 4.32 years | Niue |
| 2010s | 68.49 years | 65.82 years | 2.67 years | Niue |
| 2020s | 69.71 years | 68.74 years | 0.9696 years | Niue |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Niue or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Niue, at 69.98 years against 69.72 years in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Niue and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.26 years, with Niue ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Niue and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for life expectancy?
- Niue ranks 171st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 173rd 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.