Sweden vs Vatican: Life expectancy at birth
Sweden
83.26 years
in 2023
Vatican
82.98 years
in 2023
Sweden rank
21st
Vatican rank
23rd
Life expectancy at birth over time
- Sweden
- Vatican
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 83.26 years against 82.98 years in Vatican, a difference of 0.28 years.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 21st and Vatican ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 6 and Vatican in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 72.29 years | 67.12 years | 5.17 years | Sweden |
| 1960s | 73.74 years | 70.11 years | 3.63 years | Sweden |
| 1970s | 75.02 years | 72.63 years | 2.38 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 76.7 years | 75.35 years | 1.34 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 78.63 years | 77.73 years | 0.9005 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 80.52 years | 80.5 years | 0.0154 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 82.17 years | 82.53 years | 0.3616 years | Vatican |
| 2020s | 82.94 years | 83.06 years | 0.1243 years | Vatican |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Sweden or Vatican?
- Sweden, at 83.26 years against 82.98 years in Vatican as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Sweden and Vatican?
- 0.28 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Vatican rank globally for life expectancy at birth?
- Sweden ranks 21st 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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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.