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Highest Life Expectancy Countries With Exceptions

Name the countries with the highest life expectancies that aren't in Europe.
According to the CIA World Factbook. 2024 estimates.
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First submittedNovember 7, 2016
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Years
Rank
Country
86.7
2
Singapore
85.2
3
Japan
84.2
4
Canada
83.5
10
Australia
83.4
12
South Korea
83.1
13
Israel
82.9
19
New Zealand
81.6
32
Taiwan
80.9
33
United States
80.4
34
Bahrain
80.3
35
Qatar
80.3
36
Costa Rica
80.3
37
Chile
80.2
38
Cyprus
80.1
39
Cuba
79.9
40
United Arab Emirates
79.6
42
Kuwait
79.4
43
Saint Lucia
79.2
44
Panama
79.2
45
Lebanon
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130 Comments
chondrichthyess
+74
Level 60
Feb 6, 2017
Quizmaster there's a mistake. Cyprus is one of the answers but it's in Europe
Arp2600
+77
Level 89
Feb 6, 2017
Cyprus is in Asia.
TomatosRaafatos
+185
Level 76
Feb 6, 2017
Here we go...
MrBubbles
+20
Level 68
Oct 1, 2019
Cyprus is in Asia.
CS
+42
Level 66
Jun 4, 2021
If only we could accept that Eurasia is a single continent, we wouldn't have this controversial topic to begin with.
MarcellDAvis
+5
Level 80
Jan 13, 2025
Did you mean Eurafrasia? Not to forget you could walk from Asia to America at times, so in my opinion there are only 3 continents, Antarctica, Oceania and Ameurafrasia Megaplex.
Nickelz
+3
Level 69
Jan 15, 2025
No, the Suez Canal separates them. Africa is separate. But there's actually no good reason why Europe and Asia are separate.
Neodymium
+5
Level 63
Jan 15, 2025
Suez Canal doesn't go the the sea bed. There's land under it and bridges that cross it. Ameurafrasia is real
rhager842
+1
Level 29
Mar 27, 2025
Nickelz I think they're separated because of the continental plates, though I could be wrong. Personally I think Africa is seperate enough from Asia to be its own continent, though Europe and Asia should be one continent.
WIDGET
+29
Level 97
Aug 1, 2021
Cyprus is in Greece

*Turkey leaves the chat

AntiMatter8192
+21
Level 78
Sep 14, 2021
Cyprus is in Cyprus
McKenzieFam
+2
Level 68
Oct 28, 2021
Don't clutter up the comments. Go to my Debate Field instead.
Irishboy11
+3
Level 38
Oct 28, 2021
Cyprus Is In The EU They Use The Euro So Where Are They?
PjotrL
+3
Level 78
Jan 12, 2025
So is French Guiana....
JWC1202
+3
Level 76
Jan 13, 2025
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon are in the EU. They use the Euro. I suppose they also are in Europe?
HappiestWhale
+18
Level 81
Oct 28, 2021
Cyprus is it's own continent
rimeotheromeo
+9
Level 43
May 29, 2023
Turkey is in oven.
Ourania
+37
Level 47
Mar 20, 2018
I agree with you- we all know Cyprus is closer to Africa and Asia but it is still hard to put it in a category because it is an island - therefore not attached to a continent directly. And given the fact that it is still close enough to Europe geographically but especially culturally plus an EU member it should be considered Europe
sillie
+21
Level 75
Jul 26, 2019
And Australia participates in the Eurovision song contest, hence it is in Europe. Right? Cyprus is in Asia. Turkey is in Asia (apart from that little bit on the European side of the Bosphorus). Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan are in Asia. That's it.
Djilas
+10
Level 86
Sep 16, 2019
Georgia and Azerbaijan are partly in Europe.
Sly67
+25
Level 77
Aug 5, 2019
grabing popcorn again...
Nerd0921
+21
Level 74
Oct 5, 2019
Cyprus is culturally, politically and historically European, ethnically kinda European, Geographically European. End of the discussion.
TurkeyCookTime
+24
Level 85
Mar 9, 2020
Cyprus is in no way European geographically.
Neodymium
+1
Level 63
Jan 15, 2025
But the rest you accept?
SwiggySwaggy
+4
Level 38
Oct 7, 2020
cyprus is not europe u good
maple
+2
Level 52
Oct 28, 2021
geographically its in asia but politically in europe, you happy?
QuizApe
+3
Level 72
Oct 28, 2021
Cyprus is in the European Union and is culturally in Europe but geography is in Asia.

Australia takes part in Eurovision. Does that mean that Australia is in Europe?

Xtrordinary
+5
Level 75
Jan 11, 2025
Yes
mas628
+1
Level 58
Oct 28, 2021
Cyprus is in Africa
aGlassofIceWater
+1
Level 28
Dec 7, 2022
youve got to be kidding i got cyprus but not japan
Victoulapin
+20
Level 68
Feb 6, 2017
Never heard of Cyprus being in Asia but that's myabe because, as it is a part of European Union, we think it that way in Europe... Geographically it may be part of Asia (Geologically maybe) but as it's a part of every european organisation existing (and of non of their asian counterparts), I find this a bit perturbing.
kiwiquizzer
+49
Level 68
Feb 6, 2017
Never heard of Cyprus being in Asia and you have 50 jetpunk points??
halpie
+17
Level 80
Feb 6, 2017
They know sports statistics very well.
ddddan
+4
Level 85
Mar 13, 2022
And Harry Potter movies
Arp2600
+6
Level 89
Feb 6, 2017
Just look where it is, close to Turkey and Syria... The problem is that people probably think that the Mediterranean sea belongs to Europe (must be a Roman misconception). On the other hand, do you know that Turkey has been a serious candidate to enter the EU (that's before Erdogan made it impossible) ? It is not required to be set in Europe to become a member of European political organisations.
bakainu
+2
Level 70
Feb 6, 2017
Well, maybe that comes from the fact that it's populated by Europeans - Greeks and Turks.
Arp2600
+13
Level 89
Feb 6, 2017
Turks are Europeans? And what about the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand which are all mostly populated by Europeans?
CaoMaru
+3
Level 49
Jun 16, 2018
Interestingly, although it was never discussed seriously, there was talk of Canada joining the EU at one point.
IsleAuHaulte
+11
Level 92
Jul 23, 2019
Luxembourg, Czechia and Slovakia are part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Where can you go to surf there?

NorwegianQMaster
+1
Level 59
Oct 28, 2021
turkey?
AverageLondoner
+2
Level 57
Oct 28, 2021
Algeria used to be part of the EU and last time I checked Algeria is in no way European
carlonian
+4
Level 72
Dec 13, 2021
What are you smoking? Algeria in EU?
Wistful
+1
Level 72
Feb 15, 2023
Algeria was part of France at the time.
Ainmclarach
+1
Level 71
Jan 15, 2025
Algeria was a part of France when it joined the European Coal and Steel community, the precursor to the EU, but gained still gained it’s independence quite a while before the EU proper was founded.
Carry
+13
Level 63
May 17, 2017
I'm European and I've always considered Cyprus to be a part of Asia. The EU and other alike unions/organisations do not define continental borders. Someone once commented that it's culturally European and geographically Asian. It's as simple as that.
Ourania
+10
Level 47
Mar 20, 2018
well I'm from Cyprus and I consider Cyprus European. it is still close enough plus not attached to a continent (I mean why not an African nation? it is also close to Egypt...)
Djilas
+6
Level 86
Nov 22, 2019
Because Asia is closer than Africa
FlickerP
+7
Level 79
Oct 28, 2021
I was waiting for a Cypriot to join in and say what I thought, namely that they consider themselves European. When we still went into travel agents in the UK, Cyprus was always shown in the Europe brochures rather than the rest of the world.
catlover2496
+1
Level 43
Feb 6, 2017
I guess the safest ones are the ones with the smallest population. Ireland is pretty safe but it's in Europe so it doesn't count
Baalhammon
+3
Level 71
Feb 6, 2017
Don't know how I missed Israel...

Great quiz though!

bezz
+1
Level 71
Feb 6, 2017
I guess you can argue that since a piece of turkey lies in Europe then it could apply for EU membership. But I cannot understand why Cyprus is deemed to be in Asia. It is a European country in the EU uses the euro, etc.etc. I have seen quizzes where it gets put back into Europe.

Just like the Ural mountains make Cyprus the cut-off point where Europe ends and Asia begins.

Djilas
+1
Level 86
Feb 6, 2017
French Guiana is in EU, uses Euro etc
GrandMo
+10
Level 69
Feb 6, 2017
So you're admitting that only a small part of Turkey is in Europe, and yet the boundary line then curves through the Aegean and Mediterranean, between the Greek islands and Turkish mainland, out around Cyprus, between Cyprus and Syria/Lebanon, then back into the rest of the Mediterranean between Crete and Libya?

Check a map and tell me that's not an illogically absurd geographical "cut-off"

Soph1
+2
Level 51
Feb 6, 2017
I believe Turkey has already applied for EU membership
Carry
+10
Level 63
May 17, 2017
They have but they won't get it.
lilpick
+1
Level 61
Jul 21, 2021
it does want EU membership
Niamhue
+2
Level 37
Feb 6, 2017
Got Dominican republic somehow? Also I suggest you take Cyprus off the list, there is some controversy depending if it's in europe or asia
Gamer1162
+4
Level 58
Feb 6, 2017
Huh, where did I here that type of argument before.
hellodrew
+11
Level 66
Feb 7, 2017
I don't think there is any controversy regarding Cyprus, it's geographically in Asia so it counts.
Jiaozira
+5
Level 72
Feb 6, 2017
Surprised Dominican Republic is here, while Uruguay, Argentina, Dominica and Brunei aren't. Cuba seems to surprise people, but the country has one of the best health care systems so it makes sense. Also, I always forget Cyprus on these kinds of quizzes, as it seems to me to be more European.
Moosefight
+22
Level 59
Feb 7, 2017
I used to be confused about Cyprus being in Asia but then I looked at a map. Now I'm confused by how people think it's in Europe.
GrandMo
+5
Level 69
Feb 16, 2017
I really, really like this comment. People seem so set on Cyprus being European just by what they've heard (like EU status). If you just look at a map, it makes no sense.

Thank you sir/madam.

Quizmaster
+14
Level ∞
Aug 17, 2019
If we are basing it on distance to the continental mainland then the most logical placement for Cyprus would be, in order:

1. Asia

2. Africa

3. Europe

JackintheBox
+8
Level 82
Jan 7, 2021
See? I knew Europe would be there!
AverageLondoner
+3
Level 57
Oct 28, 2021
well yeah but in 4th place would be oceania and that seems a bit off
Insaniot
+1
Level 63
Jan 15, 2025
Well generally a country doesn't belong to the continent it's fourth closest to.
blizzrd33
+2
Level 81
Jan 15, 2025
Australia is in Eurovision
Jared0309
+1
Level 80
Sep 27, 2020
It really depends on whether you think Turkey is in Europe or not. Or how much of it is in Europe
USAmazing
+1
Level 21
Apr 24, 2017
Though Cyprus was part of Europe.
MrLudmilla123
+2
Level 53
Jul 26, 2018
Where’s Italy? Their life expectancy is over 83 years.
cornflakesfu
+36
Level 89
Oct 14, 2018
In Europe.
IsleAuHaulte
+39
Level 92
Jul 23, 2019
That's the only European country you noticed missing?
AdamD
+5
Level 74
Jul 23, 2019
Cuba? I guess they are excluding all the babies with birth defects they kill and all those who are murdered without trial.
Quizmaster
+27
Level ∞
Aug 17, 2019
While it's certainly possible that these things happen in Cuba I doubt that it has a noticeable impact on the life expectancy. This comment seems unnecessarily inflammatory.
Insdo
+13
Level 40
Oct 1, 2019
That doesn't happen in Cuba
kalbahamut
+9
Level 79
Oct 28, 2021
Are you thinking of Sparta?
cocachiantos
+1
Level 75
Feb 12, 2026
no, what you're describing is Israel bro.
courthousedoc
+7
Level 79
Jul 30, 2019
The CIA World Factbook had better check with the experts at the CDC. In the National Vital Statistics Report published June 24, 2019, they said that the US life expectancy fell, for the 3rd year in a row, now down to 78.6 years. The US would still be on the list, but near the bottom. And no where near 80.1. The CDC publishes this every year, so I don't know where the CIA is getting their info but maybe going to the epidemiologists who actually study this might be a good idea.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Aug 17, 2019
78.6 and 80.1 aren't really that different. Does the CDC publish an error range? I would expect that the numbers for other countries would actually have much larger error ranges.
kalbahamut
+6
Level 79
Oct 28, 2021
When trying to squeeze out any reason we can in a desperate attempt to feel better about themselves, some will take whatever they can get. Even if it's less than 2 years, still it's something.
Djilas
+5
Level 86
Sep 16, 2019
It's more useful to follow trends from data from the same source, rather than comparing different sources.
AceRimmer
+1
Level 58
Oct 1, 2019
The least guessed answer? Cyprus, ofc :)
simonlindsay365
+1
Level 25
Oct 1, 2019
Best just to let Jetpunk keep thinking Cyprus is in Europe
TWM03
+3
Level 72
Oct 1, 2019
That number for the US seems pretty high. Last I heard it was more like 76 or 77. Not really sure how it can be a measurement error though, since I assume that deaths in the US are well recorded. Is there some methodology other than taking the average age of people who die in a specific year being used?
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Oct 1, 2019
I'm not sure how they calculate it. The number is for life expectancy at birth. Clearly, previous estimates for life expectancy have been very inaccurate as life spans have risen a lot.
emwcee
+1
Level 47
Oct 2, 2019
Well, in the geography song my kids used to sing, Cyprus is in the Middle East song, so that sure seems like Asia to me.
CatcoolH
+1
Level 69
Oct 7, 2019
Let's count how many times someone said something about Cyprus being in Europe :)
roleybob
+6
Level 73
Feb 14, 2020
Don't think it's been mentioned yet has it?
SveinnUllarson
+4
Level 55
May 10, 2021
I think it's pretty clear that Cyprus is in Europe. I see people talking in the comments here about where you draw the boundary but it's a cultural thing. As a landmass it really is just Eurasia, the division of Europe and Asia is cultural... and when people say "It's closer to Asia" I think they mean "It's closer to Turkey which I've identified as being an Asian country". But the thing is it's possible for a country to exist in both... Russia for example has a European bit and an Asian bit... I would say the same is true for Turkey... the west half is clearly Europe especially "East Thrace"... and if you look at how far Ukraine stretches... Cyprus being in Europe is not problematic if Ukraine is allowed to stretch so far into the Caucasus and still be unambiguously named as a European country. It's a cultural thing... Cyprus is in the EU... there's no doubt about it. It's Europe.
EcceHomo
+1
Level 85
Sep 3, 2021
How dare you write such sense on this website. Unheard of.
NHG
+1
Level 48
Oct 28, 2021
Clearly you haven't spent enough time on geography and - more importantly - on Jetpunk to understand that Cyprus is in Asia! Don't worry, keep doing these quizzes and you'll get used to it.
AverageLondoner
+3
Level 57
Oct 28, 2021
Cyprus is actually much closer to Israel, Syria, and Lebanon which none are considered European. Israel is very culturally European but it is never considered so. European boundaries can differ from either using the Ural and Caucasian mountains as borders or just a straight line going directly north and south from the tip of Ukraine. Either way Ukraine is 100% European
Gebb
+3
Level 65
Mar 20, 2022
algeria has a very arabic culture, should we put it asia?

Or maybe the other way around: Indonesia has a very arabic culture, should we put it in Africa?

Armenia has a very strong european culture because of religion, should we put it in europe? If yes, should we also put Papua new guinea?

How can you judge what continent a country is on just based on the people living there? Should we say the french territory Saint Pierre et Miquelon is in europe because of its culture?

The culture of a country is not related to its geographic location, culture is about people, continent is about location. Strip a place of its people, look where it is, that's the continent it belongs. It is way closer to africa and asia than to europe. No Matter how you take the limit, cyprus is always in asia. Turkey and Russia are more or less subjective, regarding how you delimit europe. Cyprus is not.

y4r4
+1
Level 40
Jul 3, 2021
Feel really stupid for forgetting UAE.
DonTheLamplighter
+14
Level 87
Oct 28, 2021
Cyprus is the only landlocked country in Oceania. End of discussion.
rhinobaby
+4
Level 73
Oct 28, 2021
There are many things on jetpunk that make no sense. According to jetpunk:

Cyprus is Asian

Côte d'ivoire is not the name of a country--in fact all French speaking countries with French names are not allowed to decide that the names of their countries are in French.*

*This rule does not apply to Spanish speaking countries, which are NEVER translated to English.

City populations all come from a strange German website with its own definitions of what a metropolitan region entails.

Dimby
+3
Level 83
Oct 28, 2021
Arbitrary city limits are an awful way to actually judge the actual populations of cities. San Francisco is way bigger than 1 million people, but because it gets hard for a municipal government to manage services for millions of people, bigger cities tend to have multiple municipal governments. Sure, you could really insist that, say, Vancouver and Surrey are different cities. But have you ever been there? Vancouver's urban area sprawls into all the surrounding "cities". There's no reason to care about the "proper" city population unless you're an urban planner. If you want the true picture of San Francisco, its population is 4.8 million. Vancouver's population is about 2.2 million, not 600,000.
jmellor13
+1
Level 68
Oct 28, 2021
Spain is translated into English from Spanish. But I guess that one doesn't count.
Gebb
+2
Level 65
Mar 20, 2022
Literally all countries are translated to english.

I didn't see Deutchland or suomi, i saw germany and finland. Same for spain (espana).

Cyprus is a long debate, but if you consider geographic location only, it is clearly on the asian continent. The limits of europe are ural, caucasius, black sea, istanbul strait, and gibraltar, making cyprus clearly in asia. Besides, in terms of distances, cyprus is closer to asia. It is also in fact, closer to africa than europe.

The only thing that could make cyprus in europe is the culture, but if we start doing that, might as well reconsider pretty much half of the countries (Australia is in Eurovision and has a western economy closer to europe than any other country in oceania, should we put it in europe?)

For the cities, the comment above answered it really well. Paris would have only 1 milions habitants if you consider only the city limit, when in reality they are 10 milions

riverdale
+3
Level 42
Oct 28, 2021
Of course Cyprus is an Asian country. We all know them for their conical shaped hats and dishes of rice and noodles.
Wistful
+3
Level 72
Feb 15, 2023
A bit stereotypical of you.
sjj93gg
+1
Level 55
Jan 15, 2025
You've just described east and south-east Asia at best, what about all the rest of Asia, such as places like Oman, most of Russia, Iran, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Maldives: Asia does not equate to China and the countries in that vicinity.
maple
+1
Level 52
Oct 28, 2021
I got all except TAIWAN. I just forgot about it.
GrammarBeane1
+1
Level 83
Oct 28, 2021
Dang it, I should have guessed South Korea.
UNDERCOVER
+1
Level 21
Oct 28, 2021
:-]
Nickelz
+1
Level 69
Apr 26, 2023
Okay, Cuba was surprising.
MCdoesgeography
+1
Level 74
May 23, 2023
Why do I always forget Cuba :(
FinlandForever19
+2
Level 87
Sep 22, 2024
I know you strongly insist about Cyprus being in Asia, but you should at least say something in the quiz notes like "Some consider one of these countries to be a part of Europe"
Henning
+4
Level 82
Jan 11, 2025
This is missing Canada. Also the ranks seem wrong. Saint Lucia with 79.4 years in 43rd, then 22 consecutive European countries all within 0.2 years and then Panama with 79.2 years in 66th sounds odd to me.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Jan 11, 2025
Fixed
luxint
+4
Level 67
Jan 11, 2025
USA? Wow! With all that obesity
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jan 11, 2025
Get ready for U.S. life expectancy to increase a lot in the next few years due to widespread use of GLP-1 agonist drugs.

Soon there will be no such thing as a rich, fat country.

UG332
+12
Level 72
Jan 11, 2025
QM thinks Canada got annex by the US already
Alexquiz17
+2
Level 95
Jan 11, 2025
Interesting that Israel makes the top six. How come Palestine didn’t get on the list?
MCdoesgeography
+1
Level 74
Oct 7, 2025
Bruh
Alexquiz17
+2
Level 95
Jan 11, 2025
Oh, yes, that’s why…
hwes
+1
Level 89
Jan 11, 2025
any particular reason to pick the CIA stats as opposed to the UN or OECD? They all seem to differ slightly.
PepanStewCz
+1
Level 56
Jan 12, 2025
Saint Lucia surprised me.
Qikiq
+2
Level 89
Jan 13, 2025
Went through every SA country but Chile before I gave up. This is becoming a trend for me.
Raffles
+4
Level 81
Jan 13, 2025
Lebanon? That's quite surprising. Would anyone mind explaining?
clairebearz
+2
Level 47
Jan 15, 2025
I missed it and I'm pretty curious too, I would not have expected it, especially with all the recent turmoil in the past few years.
emptyATP
+1
Level 46
Jan 15, 2025
I HIGHLY doubt Cuba has a life expectany of that, I'd say around 72
sjj93gg
+7
Level 55
Jan 15, 2025
The communist regime there has long put a lot of resources into healthcare in the country. Other services in the country may not be much to write home about, but healthcare is good.
cocachiantos
+1
Level 75
Feb 12, 2026
why would you doubt this ?
Neodymium
+1
Level 63
Jan 15, 2025
goated thumbnail
DukeOfLorraine
+1
Level 67
Jan 16, 2025
"Not in Europe" "Cyprus"

I'll never not get fooled by that one. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me for the hundredth time... I know I'll get fooled again.

gzx5
+3
Level 75
Jan 16, 2025
Completely off topic, but why does this site constantly have ads when I go on about taking a gay test?

I’m not gay so I don’t search for gay topics on the internet and therefore logically there’d be no tailored gay ads based on my search history.

This is literally the only website I’ve gone to where it shows me this stuff.

Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Jan 16, 2025
I don't know man. We don't deal with the ads. There are literally millions that run on the site, I have no idea why they are serving that to you.

You're level 72. Maybe just buy Premium already?

Broseph
+1
Level 51
Dec 5, 2025
why the hell is hide the pain Harold the thumbnail
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