Which has higher life expectancy, source comparison, Sweden or Vatican?

Sweden, at 83.26 years against 82.98 years in Vatican as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Vatican?

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.

Sweden vs Vatican: Life expectancy, source comparison

Sweden

83.26 years

in 2023

Vatican

82.98 years

in 2023

Sweden rank

21st

Vatican rank

23rd

Life expectancy, source comparison 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, source comparison, Sweden or Vatican?: Sweden, at 83.26 years against 82.98 years in Vatican as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy, source comparison 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, source comparison?: 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, 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.