Visual Capitalist January 16, 2026
Key Takeaways
- Japan has the highest life expectancy among the world’s largest economies, at 85 years.
- Indonesia, ranked 17th globally by GDP in 2025, has the lowest life expectancy at 72 years.
Despite living in the world’s largest economy, Americans have shorter life expectancies than residents of many other wealthy nations.
People in Japan—the world’s fourth-largest economy—live about five years longer on average. Meanwhile, residents in countries like France and Italy outlive Americans by roughly four years.
This graphic shows life expectancy by country across the world’s 30 largest economies, based on data from the United Nations. GDP data was drawn from the International Monetary Fund.
A Closer Look at Life Expectancy by Country
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