Canada vs Vatican: Life expectancy, source comparison
Canada
82.63 years
in 2023
Vatican
82.98 years
in 2023
Canada rank
26th
Vatican rank
23rd
Life expectancy, source comparison over time
- Canada
- Vatican
How they compare
Vatican currently reports 82.98 years against 82.63 years in Canada, a difference of 0.35 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 26th and Vatican ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Vatican in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.55 years | 67.12 years | 2.43 years | Canada |
| 1960s | 71.67 years | 70.11 years | 1.56 years | Canada |
| 1970s | 73.54 years | 72.63 years | 0.9053 years | Canada |
| 1980s | 76.23 years | 75.35 years | 0.8765 years | Canada |
| 1990s | 78.08 years | 77.73 years | 0.3494 years | Canada |
| 2000s | 80.1 years | 80.5 years | 0.3999 years | Vatican |
| 2010s | 81.82 years | 82.53 years | 0.7085 years | Vatican |
| 2020s | 81.88 years | 83.06 years | 1.19 years | Vatican |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, source comparison, Canada or Vatican?
- Vatican, at 82.98 years against 82.63 years in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy, source comparison between Canada and Vatican?
- 0.35 years, with Vatican ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Vatican rank globally for life expectancy, source comparison?
- Canada ranks 26th 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, source comparison. 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.