Which has higher female life expectancy at birth, Ethiopia or Tuvalu?

Ethiopia, at 70.73 years against 70.7 years in Tuvalu as of 2023.

What is the difference in female life expectancy at birth between Ethiopia and Tuvalu?

0.03 years, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tuvalu?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Tuvalu: Female life expectancy at birth

Ethiopia

70.73 years

in 2023

Tuvalu

70.7 years

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

185th

Tuvalu rank

186th

Female life expectancy at birth over time

Ethiopia
Tuvalu

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 70.73 years against 70.7 years in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tuvalu ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 185th and Tuvalu ranks 186th of 236 countries.

Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Tuvalu	Difference	Ahead
1950s	39.45 years	46.41 years	6.96 years	Tuvalu
1960s	44.46 years	54.28 years	9.82 years	Tuvalu
1970s	44.59 years	60.47 years	15.87 years	Tuvalu
1980s	44.01 years	63.78 years	19.77 years	Tuvalu
1990s	48.99 years	64.88 years	15.89 years	Tuvalu
2000s	55.68 years	66.72 years	11.04 years	Tuvalu
2010s	65.71 years	68.76 years	3.05 years	Tuvalu
2020s	69.78 years	70.17 years	0.3872 years	Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female life expectancy at birth, Ethiopia or Tuvalu?: Ethiopia, at 70.73 years against 70.7 years in Tuvalu as of 2023.
What is the difference in female life expectancy at birth between Ethiopia and Tuvalu?: 0.03 years, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tuvalu?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Tuvalu rank globally for female life expectancy at birth?: Ethiopia ranks 185th and Tuvalu ranks 186th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Female life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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