Which has higher life expectancy, source comparison, Canada or Iceland?

Iceland, at 82.69 years against 82.63 years in Canada as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy, source comparison between Canada and Iceland?

0.06 years, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iceland?

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, source comparison. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Iceland: Life expectancy, source comparison

Canada

82.63 years

in 2023

Iceland

82.69 years

in 2023

Canada rank

26th

Iceland rank

25th

Life expectancy, source comparison over time

Canada
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 82.69 years against 82.63 years in Canada, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.

Canada ranks 26th and Iceland ranks 25th of 236 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	69.55 years	72.56 years	3.01 years	Iceland
1960s	71.67 years	73.57 years	1.9 years	Iceland
1970s	73.54 years	75.1 years	1.56 years	Iceland
1980s	76.23 years	77.04 years	0.8166 years	Iceland
1990s	78.08 years	78.54 years	0.4586 years	Iceland
2000s	80.1 years	80.76 years	0.6577 years	Iceland
2010s	81.82 years	82.16 years	0.3377 years	Iceland
2020s	81.88 years	82.46 years	0.581 years	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, source comparison, Canada or Iceland?: Iceland, at 82.69 years against 82.63 years in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy, source comparison between Canada and Iceland?: 0.06 years, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iceland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Canada and Iceland rank globally for life expectancy, source comparison?: Canada ranks 26th and Iceland ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy, source comparison. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy, source comparison
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: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.