Mapped: Life Expectancy Around the World in 2025
Update: 2025-10-16
Description
Mapped: Life Expectancy Around the World (2025)
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Key Takeaways
- Monaco has the world’s highest life expectancy at 86.5 years.
- Nigeria and Chad sit at the bottom of the global ranking, with averages below 56 years.
- Women outlive men in every country, with an average gap of five years globally.
How long people live depends on far more than genetics, with access to healthcare, diet, infrastructure, and income levels all playing a role in shaping a nation’s life expectancy.
This infographic uses data from the United Nations to visualize average life expectancy around the world in 2025 across both sexes.
Where Do People Live the Longest?
At the top of the list are small, wealthy nations and developed economies in East Asia and Europe, while developing nations in Sub-Saharan Africa make up the bottom of the list. Globally, the average life expectancy is 73.4 years.
| Country | Life expectancy, both sexes | Life expectancy, female | Life expectancy, male |
|---|---|---|---|
 Monaco | 86.5 | 88.6 | 84.6 |
 San Marino | 85.8 | 87.2 | 84.3 |
 Hong Kong | 85.6 | 88.3 | 83.0 |
 Japan | 84.8 | 87.9 | 81.8 |
 South Korea | 84.4 | 87.3 | 81.3 |
 Andorra | 84.2 | 86.2 | 82.3 |
 Australia | 84.1 | 85.5 | 82.3 |
 Switzerland | 84.1 | 86.0 | 82.2 |
 Italy | 83.9 | 85.9 | 81.8 |
 Singapore | 83.9 | 86.4 | 81.4 |
 Liechtenstein | 83.8 | 85.4 | 82.0 |
 Spain | 83.8 | 86.4 | 81.1 |
 Norway | 83.5 | 85.0 | 81.9 |
 Malta | 83.5 | 85.4 | 81.5 |
 France | 83.5 | 86.2 | 80.6 |
 Sweden | 83.4 | 85.2 | 81.7 |
 United Arab Emirates | 83.1 | 84.3 | 82.2 |
 Vatican City | 83.1 | 85.2 | 81.0 |
 Iceland | 83.0 | 84.5 | 81.6 |
 Israel | 82.7 | 84.7 | 80.7 |
 Canada | 82.7 | 84.9 | 80.5 |
 Ireland | 82.6 | 84.6 | 80.6 |
 Qatar |
