Upper middle income Countries Ranked by Life expectancy (2024)
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 81.3 years. Albania is second with 79.8 years, 1.9% behind. The top five are Maldives, Albania, Armenia, Cuba and Kosovo. The median across all 59 is 74.5 years; Equatorial Guinea is last at 63.9 years. Maldives's figure has risen 15% since 2000 (70.9 years to 81.3 years in 2024).
- #1
- Maldives · 81.3 years
- Median
- 74.5 years
- Coverage
- 59 Upper middle income countries
- Data year
- 2024
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | Life expectancy (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maldives | 81.3 |
| 2 | Albania | 79.8 |
| 3 | Armenia | 78.3 |
| 4 | Cuba | 78.3 |
| 5 | Kosovo | 78.2 |
| 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 78 |
| 7 | China | 78 |
| 8 | Jordan | 78 |
| 9 | Peru | 77.9 |
| 10 | Colombia | 77.9 |
| 11 | Montenegro | 77.9 |
| 12 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 77.9 |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 77.7 |
| 14 | Ecuador | 77.6 |
| 15 | Argentina | 77.5 |
| 16 | Türkiye | 77.4 |
| 17 | Malaysia | 76.8 |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 76.6 |
| 19 | Thailand | 76.6 |
| 20 | Algeria | 76.5 |
| 21 | Cabo Verde | 76.2 |
| 22 | Brazil | 76 |
| 23 | Serbia | 76 |
| 24 | Grenada | 75.4 |
| 25 | Mexico | 75.3 |
| 26 | Viet Nam | 74.7 |
| 27 | Ukraine | 74.7 |
| 28 | Georgia | 74.7 |
| 29 | Azerbaijan | 74.6 |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 74.5 |
| 31 | Belarus | 74.4 |
| 32 | Paraguay | 74 |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 73.9 |
| 34 | Mauritius | 73.8 |
| 35 | Suriname | 73.8 |
| 36 | Belize | 73.7 |
| 37 | Tonga | 73.1 |
| 38 | St. Lucia | 72.8 |
| 39 | Guatemala | 72.7 |
| 40 | Iraq | 72.4 |
| 41 | Mongolia | 72.4 |
| 42 | El Salvador | 72.3 |
| 43 | Samoa | 71.8 |
| 44 | Jamaica | 71.6 |
| 45 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 71.4 |
| 46 | Moldova | 71.3 |
| 47 | Dominica | 71.3 |
| 48 | Indonesia | 71.3 |
| 49 | Libya | 71.1 |
| 50 | Turkmenistan | 70.2 |
| 51 | Philippines | 69.9 |
| 52 | Botswana | 69.3 |
| 53 | Gabon | 68.5 |
| 54 | Fiji | 67.5 |
| 55 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 67.4 |
| 56 | Tuvalu | 67.3 |
| 57 | Marshall Islands | 67.1 |
| 58 | South Africa | 66.3 |
| 59 | Equatorial Guinea | 63.9 |
About the top 10
#1 Maldives
Maldives ranks #1 on this list with 81.3 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 Albania
Albania ranks #2 on this list with 79.8 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).
#3 Armenia
Armenia ranks #3 on this list with 78.3 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.
#4 Cuba
Cuba ranks #4 on this list with 78.3 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.
#5 Kosovo
Kosovo ranks #5 on this list with 78.2 years.
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 1.58 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$12.46 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$7,899 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 78.2 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 50.9% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in firms using banks to finance investment share · #13 in gross capital formation rate · #32 in population ages 15-64 share.
#6 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks #6 on this list with 78 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.
#7 China
China ranks #7 on this list with 78 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.
#8 Jordan
Jordan ranks #8 on this list with 78 years.
- Capital
- Amman
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 11.52 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$61.61 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$5,348 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 78 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 93.2% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in refugee population by asylum · #8 in youth unemployment rate · #8 in immunisation (measles) rate.
#9 Peru
Peru ranks #9 on this list with 77.9 years.
- Capital
- Lima
- Continent
- South America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 34.58 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$334.85 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$9,684 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 77.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 85.6% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Lima, Arequipa.
Also ranks #5 in fish production · #6 in firms using banks to finance investment share · #7 in atms per 100,000 adults.
#10 Colombia
Colombia ranks #10 on this list with 77.9 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.
Profile facts: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0); weather links go to Purr Weather, another ChowChow Labs site.
Source and method
Life expectancy: each country's latest value (2019–2024), ranked from highest to lowest.
Source: The World Bank, indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
The World Bank: Life expectancy at birth, total (years): World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN) (via World Development Indicators)
Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN); Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), note: Derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices.; Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT), note: Derived.
Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.