Russia vs Tonga: Life expectancy
Russia
73.15 years
in 2023
Tonga
72.89 years
in 2023
Russia rank
138th
Tonga rank
140th
Life expectancy over time
- Russia
- Tonga
How they compare
Russia currently reports 73.15 years against 72.89 years in Tonga, a difference of 0.26 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 138th and Tonga ranks 140th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.67 years | 53.71 years | 7.96 years | Russia |
| 1960s | 68.94 years | 60.49 years | 8.46 years | Russia |
| 1970s | 68.38 years | 64.81 years | 3.57 years | Russia |
| 1980s | 68.68 years | 66.83 years | 1.85 years | Russia |
| 1990s | 66.35 years | 68.48 years | 2.13 years | Tonga |
| 2000s | 66.04 years | 70.43 years | 4.39 years | Tonga |
| 2010s | 71.15 years | 71.8 years | 0.6466 years | Tonga |
| 2020s | 71.66 years | 72.51 years | 0.8474 years | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Russia or Tonga?
- Russia, at 73.15 years against 72.89 years in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Russia and Tonga?
- 0.26 years, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Russia and Tonga rank globally for life expectancy?
- Russia ranks 138th and Tonga ranks 140th 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.
Individual pages
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.