Belgium vs New Zealand: Life expectancy
Belgium
81.9 years
in 2021
New Zealand
82.3 years
in 2021
Belgium rank
15th
New Zealand rank
14th
Life expectancy over time
- Belgium
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 82.3 years against 81.9 years in Belgium, a difference of 0.4 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
Belgium ranks 15th and New Zealand ranks 14th of 49 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.62 years | 71.28 years | 0.6556 years | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 72.03 years | 72.11 years | 0.08 years | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 74.56 years | 74.03 years | 0.53 years | Belgium |
| 1990s | 76.94 years | 76.74 years | 0.2 years | Belgium |
| 2000s | 79 years | 79.64 years | 0.64 years | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 81.16 years | 81.44 years | 0.28 years | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 81.35 years | 82.3 years | 0.95 years | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Belgium or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 82.3 years against 81.9 years in Belgium as of 2021.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Belgium and New Zealand?
- 0.4 years, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Zealand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and New Zealand rank globally for life expectancy?
- Belgium ranks 15th and New Zealand ranks 14th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. 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, in a given year.