Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Iceland or Macau, China?

Macau, China, at 83.08 years against 82.69 years in Iceland as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Iceland and Macau, China?

0.39 years, with Macau, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Macau, China?

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.

Iceland vs Macau, China: Life expectancy at birth

Iceland

82.69 years

in 2023

Macau, China

83.08 years

in 2023

Iceland rank

25th

Macau, China rank

22nd

Life expectancy at birth over time

Iceland
Macau, China

How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 83.08 years against 82.69 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.39 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 25th and Macau, China ranks 22nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and Macau, China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Macau, China	Difference	Ahead
1950s	72.56 years	60.74 years	11.82 years	Iceland
1960s	73.57 years	66.2 years	7.37 years	Iceland
1970s	75.1 years	70.85 years	4.25 years	Iceland
1980s	77.04 years	74.52 years	2.53 years	Iceland
1990s	78.54 years	77.68 years	0.8646 years	Iceland
2000s	80.76 years	80.48 years	0.2819 years	Iceland
2010s	82.16 years	82.68 years	0.519 years	Macau, China
2020s	82.46 years	83.4 years	0.9433 years	Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Iceland or Macau, China?: Macau, China, at 83.08 years against 82.69 years in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Iceland and Macau, China?: 0.39 years, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Macau, China?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Macau, China rank globally for life expectancy at birth?: Iceland ranks 25th and Macau, China ranks 22nd 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.