What the Data Shows
Life expectancy at birth is compared across World Bank countries/economies in 2024 using years at birth as the unit. The ranked data use eight rows from one World Bank indicator, with each row measuring life expectancy for its own population. Monaco led at 86.5 years, followed by San Marino at 85.8 years and Hong Kong SAR at 85.4 years. The World Bank country/economy universe includes small economies, territories and special administrative regions, so the page uses economies rather than sovereign nations.
Data table
Unit: years at birth · Period: 2024
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 86.5 yrs | 2024 |
| 2 | San Marino | 85.8 yrs | 2024 |
| 3 | Hong Kong SAR | 85.4 yrs | 2024 |
| 4 | Kuwait | 84.6 yrs | 2024 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 84.4 yrs | 2024 |
| 6 | Liechtenstein | 84.2 yrs | 2024 |
| 7 | French Polynesia | 84.2 yrs | 2024 |
| 8 | Andorra | 84.2 yrs | 2024 |
Sources
Source 1: World Bank World Development Indicators
Publisher: World Bank
Dataset/table: World Development Indicators
Units: years
Date checked: 2026-05-25
Evidence: Supports country/economy life expectancy at birth values for 2024.
Data notes & caveats
World Bank WDI includes sovereign states, territories and special administrative regions; row labels use reader-facing short forms where needed.
Methodology
Downloaded World Bank WDI indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN; filtered to country/economy rows with region and income-group metadata; ranked 2024 values in years at birth.
Source consistency notes
All rows use the same WDI indicator, 2024 period and unit of years at birth.
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