Which country has the highest Life Expectancy UN?

Monaco has the highest Life Expectancy UN in 2026, at 86.7 years, followed by San Marino (86.0 years) and Andorra (84.5 years).

Which country has the lowest Life Expectancy UN?

Moldova has the lowest Life Expectancy UN in 2026, at 71.6 years.

What is the median Life Expectancy UN across countries?

The median is 82.1 years across the 49 countries with data in 2026.

Where does this life expectancy in europe data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) - World Bank; Life expectancy at birth, male (years) - World Bank; Life expectancy at birth, female (years) - World Bank; Life expectancy at birth for both sexes combined (years) - United Nations.

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Life Expectancy in Europe

Name: Life Expectancy in Europe
Creator: Rankodex

Monaco has the highest Life Expectancy UN in 2026 (86.7 years), followed by San Marino (86.0 years) and Andorra (84.5 years). Moldova has the lowest (71.6 years).

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

82.1 years

Middle half 78.4 years – 83.7 years

Average

80.8 years

49 countries

Highest

86.7 years

Monaco

Lowest

71.6 years

Moldova

Over time · 2020–2026

The top 5 in 2026, against the median.

Median of all countries
Monaco
San Marino
Andorra
Switzerland
Italy

Data

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49 countries · # = rank by Life Expectancy UN

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1	Monaco	86.7 years	87.11	84.78
2	San Marino	86.0 years	87.44	84.54
3	Andorra	84.5 years	86.49	82.55
4	Switzerland	84.4 years	86.2	82.48
5	Italy	84.2 years	86.13	82.12
6	Spain	84.1 years	86.71	81.4
7	Liechtenstein	84.1 years	85.64	82.39
8	Gibraltar	83.9 years	86.45	81.33
9	Malta	83.8 years	85.63	81.88
10	Norway	83.8 years	85.21	82.31
11	Sweden	83.7 years	85.45	82.03
12	France	83.7 years	86.42	80.87
13	Guernsey	83.7 years	85.88	81.47
14	Iceland	83.3 years	84.69	81.96
15	Ireland	82.9 years	84.86	81.01
16	Portugal	82.9 years	85.51	80.1
17	Luxembourg	82.6 years	84.17	81.08
18	Netherlands	82.6 years	84.1	81.09
19	Belgium	82.6 years	84.69	80.46
20	Austria	82.5 years	84.69	80.17
21	Greece	82.4 years	84.73	79.95
21	Finland	82.4 years	85.02	79.8
23	Denmark	82.4 years	84.19	80.57
24	Cyprus	82.2 years	84.05	80.24
25	Slovenia	82.1 years	84.69	79.54
26	Germany	81.9 years	84.11	79.62
27	United Kingdom	81.8 years	83.57	79.89
28	Isle of Man	81.4 years	83.4	79.41
29	Faroe Islands	80.8 years	83.02	78.87
30	Czechia	80.3 years	82.96	77.53
31	Jersey	80.1 years	82.13	78.18
32	Albania	80.1 years	81.89	78.33
33	Estonia	79.6 years	83.42	75.57
34	Poland	79.2 years	82.74	75.53
35	Croatia	79.1 years	82.1	76.01
36	Slovakia	78.8 years	81.98	75.6
37	Bosnia and Herzegovina	78.4 years	81.38	75.09
38	North Macedonia	77.8 years	79.96	75.56
39	Montenegro	77.6 years	80.74	74.31
40	Hungary	77.5 years	80.61	74.26
41	Serbia	77.3 years	80.5	74.09
42	Latvia	76.6 years	80.85	72.13
43	Lithuania	76.5 years	81.05	71.81
44	Romania	76.4 years	79.95	72.91
45	Bulgaria	76.1 years	79.66	72.7
46	Ukraine	75.0 years	79.67	70.18
47	Belarus	75.0 years	79.52	70.14
48	Russia	73.7 years	79.46	67.91
49	Moldova	71.6 years	75.93	66.96

What correlates with Life Expectancy UN (2026)?

Pearson r against 1,728 other country metrics sharing at least 30 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Life Expectancy UN tend to score higher on these

Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)Health Indicators by Country (World Bank)
r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 47
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GDI Male Life ExpectancyGender Development Index by Country
r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 43
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Life ExpectancyHappy Planet Index by Country
r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 40
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Life ExpectancyPast Life Expectancy by Country
r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 40
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GDI Female Life ExpectancyGender Development Index by Country
r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 43
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HealthSocial Progress Index by Country
r = +0.95 · very strong · n = 40
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Life Expectancy UN tend to score lower on these

Heart Disease ASR DALYsHeart Disease Rates by Country
r = −0.95 · very strong · n = 42
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Heart Disease ASR DALYs - MaleHeart Disease Rates by Country
r = −0.93 · very strong · n = 43
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Heart Disease ASR Death Rate - MaleHeart Disease Rates by Country
r = −0.93 · very strong · n = 43
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Heart Disease ASR Death RateHeart Disease Rates by Country
r = −0.92 · very strong · n = 43
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Heart Disease All Ages DALYs - MaleHeart Disease Rates by Country
r = −0.91 · very strong · n = 43
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Heart Disease ASR DALYs - FemaleHeart Disease Rates by Country
r = −0.91 · very strong · n = 43
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Life Expectancy UN?: Monaco has the highest Life Expectancy UN in 2026, at 86.7 years, followed by San Marino (86.0 years) and Andorra (84.5 years).
Which country has the lowest Life Expectancy UN?: Moldova has the lowest Life Expectancy UN in 2026, at 71.6 years.
What is the median Life Expectancy UN across countries?: The median is 82.1 years across the 49 countries with data in 2026.
Where does this life expectancy in europe data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) - World Bank; Life expectancy at birth, male (years) - World Bank; Life expectancy at birth, female (years) - World Bank; Life expectancy at birth for both sexes combined (years) - United Nations.