Austria vs Greece: Life expectancy

Austria
82.1 Years
in 2024
Greece
81.9 Years
in 2024
Austria rank
17th
Greece rank
20th

Life expectancy over time

  • Austria
  • Greece
020406080196019922024

How they compare

Austria currently reports 82.1 Years against 81.9 Years in Greece, a difference of 0.2 Years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greece ahead.

Austria ranks 17th and Greece ranks 20th of 41 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Greece Difference Ahead
1960s 69.87 Years 72.27 Years 2.4 Years Greece
1970s 71.38 Years 74.49 Years 3.11 Years Greece
1980s 74.08 Years 76.12 Years 2.04 Years Greece
1990s 76.83 Years 77.79 Years 0.96 Years Greece
2000s 79.51 Years 79.54 Years 0.03 Years Greece
2010s 81.36 Years 81.02 Years 0.34 Years Austria
2020s 81.6 Years 81.12 Years 0.48 Years Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Austria or Greece?
Austria, at 82.1 Years against 81.9 Years in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Austria and Greece?
0.2 Years, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Greece?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Austria and Greece rank globally for life expectancy?
Austria ranks 17th and Greece ranks 20th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Austria vs Greece: Life expectancy. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/life-expectancy-2/austria/greece/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/life-expectancy-2/austria/greece/">Austria vs Greece: Life expectancy</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy
Unit
Years
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
51 places, 3,041 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.