Belgium vs Pacific island small states: Life expectancy at birth, total
Belgium
82.3 years
in 2024
Pacific island small states
69.44 years
in 2024
Belgium rank
31st
Pacific island small states rank
35th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Belgium
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 82.3 years against 69.44 years in Pacific island small states, a difference of 12.86 years.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 31st and Pacific island small states ranks 35th of 218 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.51 years | 57.3 years | 13.2 years | Belgium |
| 1970s | 71.98 years | 61.11 years | 10.87 years | Belgium |
| 1980s | 74.48 years | 63.98 years | 10.5 years | Belgium |
| 1990s | 76.81 years | 66.26 years | 10.55 years | Belgium |
| 2000s | 78.86 years | 67.17 years | 11.69 years | Belgium |
| 2010s | 81.05 years | 68.18 years | 12.88 years | Belgium |
| 2020s | 81.79 years | 68.73 years | 13.06 years | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Belgium or Pacific island small states?
- Belgium, at 82.3 years against 69.44 years in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Belgium and Pacific island small states?
- 12.86 years, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Pacific island small states?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Pacific island small states rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Belgium ranks 31st and Pacific island small states ranks 35th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.