Countries with the longest life expectancy
Ranked by Life expectancy · 50 ranked · updated 2026-10-28
Where people live longest, by the latest available year.
| # | Name | Life expectancy | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 86.37 years | new |
| 2 | San Marino | 85.71 years | new |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 85.51 years | ▼2 |
| 4 | Japan | 84.71 years | new |
| 5 | South Korea | 84.33 years | new |
| 6 | Saint Barthelemy | 84.29 years | new |
| 7 | French Polynesia | 84.07 years | ▼5 |
| 8 | Andorra | 84.04 years | ▼5 |
| 9 | Switzerland | 83.95 years | new |
| 10 | Australia | 83.92 years | ▼6 |
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| 11 | Singapore | 83.74 years | new |
| 12 | Italy | 83.72 years | new |
| 13 | Spain | 83.67 years | new |
| 14 | Liechtenstein | 83.63 years | new |
| 15 | Gibraltar | 83.55 years | ▼10 |
| 16 | Reunion | 83.55 years | new |
| 17 | France | 83.33 years | ▼11 |
| 18 | Norway | 83.31 years | new |
| 19 | Malta | 83.3 years | new |
| 20 | Guernsey | 83.27 years | ▼13 |
| 21 | Sweden | 83.26 years | new |
| 22 | Macao | 83.07 years | new |
| 23 | Vatican | 82.98 years | new |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 82.91 years | new |
| 25 | Iceland | 82.69 years | ▼17 |
| 26 | Canada | 82.63 years | ▼17 |
| 27 | Martinique | 82.57 years | new |
| 28 | Ireland | 82.41 years | new |
| 29 | Israel | 82.41 years | new |
| 30 | Qatar | 82.37 years | new |
| 31 | Portugal | 82.36 years | new |
| 32 | Bermuda | 82.31 years | ▼22 |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 82.23 years | new |
| 34 | Netherlands | 82.16 years | new |
| 35 | Belgium | 82.12 years | ▼24 |
| 36 | New Zealand | 82.09 years | new |
| 37 | Guadeloupe | 82.05 years | ▼25 |
| 38 | Austria | 81.96 years | ▼25 |
| 39 | Denmark | 81.93 years | ▼25 |
| 40 | Finland | 81.91 years | ▼25 |
| 41 | Greece | 81.86 years | ▼25 |
| 42 | Puerto Rico | 81.69 years | new |
| 43 | Cyprus | 81.65 years | ▼26 |
| 44 | Slovenia | 81.6 years | new |
| 45 | Germany | 81.38 years | ▼27 |
| 46 | United Kingdom | 81.3 years | new |
| 47 | Bahrain | 81.28 years | ▼28 |
| 48 | Chile | 81.17 years | ▼28 |
| 49 | Maldives | 81.04 years | new |
| 50 | Isle of Man | 81 years | new |
Rank history
Positions of today's top 10 across every published snapshot.
History appears once this list has at least two published snapshots.