Spain vs Switzerland: Life expectancy at birth, female
Spain
86.5 years
in 2024
Switzerland
86.2 years
in 2024
Spain rank
7th
Switzerland rank
10th
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- Spain
- Switzerland
How they compare
Spain currently reports 86.5 years against 86.2 years in Switzerland, a difference of 0.3 years.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Spain ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 10th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.09 years | 74.93 years | 1.84 years | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 76.21 years | 77.61 years | 1.4 years | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 79.57 years | 79.98 years | 0.412 years | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 81.55 years | 81.7 years | 0.151 years | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 83.51 years | 83.66 years | 0.15 years | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 85.92 years | 85.26 years | 0.66 years | Spain |
| 2020s | 86.08 years | 85.72 years | 0.36 years | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Spain or Switzerland?
- Spain, at 86.5 years against 86.2 years in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Spain and Switzerland?
- 0.3 years, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Spain ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 10th 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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About this data
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.