Spain vs Upper middle income: Life expectancy at birth, female
Spain
86.5 years
in 2024
Upper middle income
78.94 years
in 2024
Spain rank
7th
Upper middle income rank
10th
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- Spain
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Spain currently reports 86.5 years against 78.94 years in Upper middle income, a difference of 7.56 years.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 10th of 217 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.09 years | 55.21 years | 17.88 years | Spain |
| 1970s | 76.21 years | 62.8 years | 13.41 years | Spain |
| 1980s | 79.57 years | 68.18 years | 11.38 years | Spain |
| 1990s | 81.55 years | 71.78 years | 9.77 years | Spain |
| 2000s | 83.51 years | 74.84 years | 8.67 years | Spain |
| 2010s | 85.92 years | 77.62 years | 8.3 years | Spain |
| 2020s | 86.08 years | 78.37 years | 7.71 years | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Spain or Upper middle income?
- Spain, at 86.5 years against 78.94 years in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Spain and Upper middle income?
- 7.56 years, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Upper middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Upper middle income rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Spain ranks 7th and Upper middle income 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.