Countries with the Longest Life Expectancy 2022
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Countries with the Longest Life Expectancy 2022Monaco (85.75), San Marino (85.71) and Liechtenstein (84.12) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 85.75 down to 82.51, a spread of 3.24. Only 0.04 separates Monaco from San Marino in second, 0.0% of the leading figure. Monaco stood at 85.11 in 2021, so its figure rose by 0.64 over the year. 2021 was led by Hong Kong, so the top place changed hands. Of the 20 in this table that also reported in 2021, 10 recorded a higher figure than the year before and 9 a lower one. The largest single move was French Polynesia, from 79.57 to 83.86. The chart shows the twenty highest of 217 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.
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Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 20 entities · 2022 · 20 observations
- Measure
- Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)
- Last updated
- 7 September 2026
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- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
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- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2022.
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