Upper middle income Countries Ranked by Female life expectancy (2024)
Female life expectancy: each country's latest value (2019–2024), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Maldives ranks #1 with 83 years. Armenia is second with 81.7 years, 1.6% behind. The top five are Maldives, Armenia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Thailand. The median across all 59 is 77.9 years; Equatorial Guinea is last at 65.9 years. Maldives's figure has risen 15% since 2000 (72.2 years to 83 years in 2024).
- #1
- Maldives · 83 years
- Median
- 77.9 years
- Coverage
- 59 Upper middle income countries
- Data year
- 2024
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | Female life expectancy (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maldives | 83 |
| 2 | Armenia | 81.7 |
| 3 | Albania | 81.6 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 81.1 |
| 5 | Thailand | 81 |
| 6 | China | 81 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 80.7 |
| 8 | Cuba | 80.7 |
| 9 | Colombia | 80.6 |
| 10 | Montenegro | 80.4 |
| 11 | Türkiye | 80.3 |
| 12 | Jordan | 80.3 |
| 13 | Ecuador | 80.3 |
| 14 | Peru | 80.3 |
| 15 | Kosovo | 80.3 |
| 16 | Argentina | 80 |
| 17 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 79.8 |
| 18 | Malaysia | 79.5 |
| 19 | Ukraine | 79.4 |
| 20 | Viet Nam | 79.4 |
| 21 | Cabo Verde | 79.4 |
| 22 | Georgia | 79.2 |
| 23 | Belarus | 79.2 |
| 24 | Brazil | 79.1 |
| 25 | North Macedonia | 78.9 |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 78.5 |
| 27 | Grenada | 78.5 |
| 28 | Serbia | 78.4 |
| 29 | Mexico | 78 |
| 30 | Algeria | 77.9 |
| 31 | Mauritius | 77.4 |
| 32 | Azerbaijan | 77.3 |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 77.1 |
| 34 | Mongolia | 77.1 |
| 35 | Paraguay | 77.1 |
| 36 | Suriname | 77 |
| 37 | Belize | 76.7 |
| 38 | Tonga | 76.5 |
| 39 | El Salvador | 76.5 |
| 40 | St. Lucia | 76.5 |
| 41 | Moldova | 75.7 |
| 42 | Guatemala | 75 |
| 43 | Dominica | 74.7 |
| 44 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 74.5 |
| 45 | Iraq | 74.2 |
| 46 | Jamaica | 74.1 |
| 47 | Samoa | 73.8 |
| 48 | Indonesia | 73.4 |
| 49 | Turkmenistan | 73 |
| 50 | Philippines | 73 |
| 51 | Libya | 72.7 |
| 52 | Botswana | 71.9 |
| 53 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 71.3 |
| 54 | Gabon | 71.2 |
| 55 | Tuvalu | 70.9 |
| 56 | South Africa | 69.8 |
| 57 | Fiji | 69.5 |
| 58 | Marshall Islands | 69.5 |
| 59 | Equatorial Guinea | 65.9 |
About the top 10
#1 Maldives
Maldives ranks #1 on this list with 83 years.
- Capital
- Malé
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 529,680 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$7.74 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$14,615 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 81.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 42.5% of population (2025)
Also ranks #5 in male population share · #5 in population ages 15-64 share · #8 in population density.
#2 Armenia
Armenia ranks #2 on this list with 81.7 years.
- Capital
- Yerevan
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 3.09 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$29.24 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$9,474 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 78.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 65.9% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Yerevan.
Also ranks #5 in electricity access rate · #5 in access to electricity (rural) · #7 in female population share.
#3 Albania
Albania ranks #3 on this list with 81.6 years.
- Capital
- Tirana
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 2.35 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$30.54 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$12,998 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 79.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 58.9% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in electricity access rate · #2 in access to electricity (rural) · #11 in completion rate (lower secondary).
#4 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks #4 on this list with 81.1 years.
- Capital
- Sarajevo
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 3.14 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$32.6 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$10,382 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 78 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 52.7% of population (2025)
Also ranks #6 in time to start a business (days) · #7 in death rate · #11 in smoking prevalence.
#5 Thailand
Thailand ranks #5 on this list with 81 years.
- Capital
- Bangkok
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 71.62 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$577.01 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$8,057 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 76.6 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 62.8% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Bangkok, Chiang Mai.
Also ranks #5 in tourism arrivals · #10 in tourism receipts · #11 in manufacturing value added share of gdp.
#6 China
China ranks #6 on this list with 81 years.
- Capital
- Beijing
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 1.41 billion people (2025)
- GDP
- US$19.5 trillion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$13,862 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 78 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 66.3% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing.
Also ranks #1 in urban population · #1 in gdp ppp · #1 in labour force size.
#7 Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka ranks #7 on this list with 80.7 years.
- Capital
- Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 21.76 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$108.83 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$5,002 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 77.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 20.5% of population (2025)
Also ranks #6 in rural population share · #9 in immunisation (measles) rate · #13 in prevalence of wasting (under-5).
#8 Cuba
Cuba ranks #8 on this list with 80.7 years.
- Capital
- Havana
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 10.94 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$107.35 billion (2020)
- GDP per person
- US$9,605 (2020)
- Life expectancy
- 78.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 77.2% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Havana.
Also ranks #1 in physicians per 1,000 · #2 in women in parliament share · #3 in immunisation (measles) rate.
#9 Colombia
Colombia ranks #9 on this list with 80.6 years.
- Capital
- Bogotá
- Continent
- South America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 53.43 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$457.41 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$8,562 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 77.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 78.8% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Bogotá, Medellín, Cali.
Also ranks #1 in income share of richest 10% · #1 in gini index · #4 in women in ministerial positions share.
#10 Montenegro
Montenegro ranks #10 on this list with 80.4 years.
- Capital
- Podgorica
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 623,130 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$9.23 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$14,817 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 77.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 65.6% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in mobile subscriptions per 100 · #9 in bank branches per 100,000 adults · #10 in smoking prevalence.
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Source and method
Female life expectancy: each country's latest value (2019–2024), ranked from highest to lowest.
Source: The World Bank, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
The World Bank: Life expectancy at birth, female (years): World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division (via World Development Indicators)
Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT).
Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.