Japan vs Switzerland: Life expectancy at birth oecd
Japan
84.5
in 2021
Switzerland
83.9
in 2021
Japan rank
1st
Switzerland rank
2nd
Life expectancy at birth oecd over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 84.5 against 83.9 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.6.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 2nd of 49 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.14 | 72.1 | 1.96 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 74.15 | 74.54 | 0.39 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 77.53 | 76.79 | 0.74 | Japan |
| 1990s | 79.79 | 78.73 | 1.06 | Japan |
| 2000s | 82.11 | 81.3 | 0.81 | Japan |
| 2010s | 83.68 | 83.27 | 0.41 | Japan |
| 2020s | 84.55 | 83.5 | 1.05 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth oecd, Japan or Switzerland?
- Japan, at 84.5 against 83.9 in Switzerland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth oecd between Japan and Switzerland?
- 0.6, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for life expectancy at birth oecd?
- Japan ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 2nd of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth oecd. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.