Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Guernsey or Vatican?

Guernsey, at 83.27 years against 82.98 years in Vatican as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Guernsey and Vatican?

0.29 years, with Guernsey ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guernsey and Vatican?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guernsey vs Vatican: Life expectancy at birth

Guernsey

83.27 years

in 2023

Vatican

82.98 years

in 2023

Guernsey rank

20th

Vatican rank

23rd

Life expectancy at birth over time

Guernsey
Vatican

How they compare

Guernsey currently reports 83.27 years against 82.98 years in Vatican, a difference of 0.29 years.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guernsey ahead.

Guernsey ranks 20th and Vatican ranks 23rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guernsey averaged higher in 7 and Vatican in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guernsey	Vatican	Difference	Ahead
1950s	72.77 years	67.12 years	5.65 years	Guernsey
1960s	73.27 years	70.11 years	3.16 years	Guernsey
1970s	73.64 years	72.63 years	1 years	Guernsey
1980s	75.78 years	75.35 years	0.4242 years	Guernsey
1990s	77.94 years	77.73 years	0.2068 years	Guernsey
2000s	80.53 years	80.5 years	0.0242 years	Guernsey
2010s	82.68 years	82.53 years	0.1486 years	Guernsey
2020s	82.92 years	83.06 years	0.1388 years	Vatican

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Guernsey or Vatican?: Guernsey, at 83.27 years against 82.98 years in Vatican as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Guernsey and Vatican?: 0.29 years, with Guernsey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guernsey and Vatican?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guernsey and Vatican rank globally for life expectancy at birth?: Guernsey ranks 20th and Vatican ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.