French Polynesia vs Spain: Life expectancy at birth, female

French Polynesia
86.62 years
in 2024
Spain
86.5 years
in 2024
French Polynesia rank
5th
Spain rank
7th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • French Polynesia
  • Spain
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How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 86.62 years against 86.5 years in Spain, a difference of 0.12 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 5th and Spain ranks 7th of 217 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 62.43 years 73.09 years 10.66 years Spain
1970s 65.7 years 76.21 years 10.52 years Spain
1980s 72.19 years 79.57 years 7.37 years Spain
1990s 78.15 years 81.55 years 3.4 years Spain
2000s 82.58 years 83.51 years 0.9339 years Spain
2010s 84.88 years 85.92 years 1.04 years Spain
2020s 85.4 years 86.08 years 0.6766 years Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, French Polynesia or Spain?
French Polynesia, at 86.62 years against 86.5 years in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between French Polynesia and Spain?
0.12 years, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Spain?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do French Polynesia and Spain rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
French Polynesia ranks 5th and Spain ranks 7th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.