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
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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

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.