Thailand vs Tunisia: Life expectancy
Thailand
76.41 years
in 2023
Tunisia
76.51 years
in 2023
Thailand rank
102nd
Tunisia rank
101st
Life expectancy over time
- Thailand
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 76.51 years against 76.41 years in Thailand, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Thailand ahead.
Thailand ranks 102nd and Tunisia ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 5 and Tunisia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.79 years | 40.62 years | 7.16 years | Thailand |
| 1960s | 52.95 years | 47.87 years | 5.08 years | Thailand |
| 1970s | 59.26 years | 58.61 years | 0.6514 years | Thailand |
| 1980s | 65.71 years | 66.46 years | 0.7511 years | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 69.84 years | 70.66 years | 0.8263 years | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 72.76 years | 73.55 years | 0.7865 years | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 76.29 years | 74.9 years | 1.39 years | Thailand |
| 2020s | 76.66 years | 75.11 years | 1.55 years | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Thailand or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 76.51 years against 76.41 years in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Thailand and Tunisia?
- 0.1 years, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Tunisia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Thailand and Tunisia rank globally for life expectancy?
- Thailand ranks 102nd and Tunisia ranks 101st 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.