Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Euro area or Hong Kong, China?

Hong Kong, China, at 85.39 years against 82.25 years in Euro area as of 2024.

What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Euro area and Hong Kong, China?

3.14 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Hong Kong, China?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Euro area vs Hong Kong, China: Life expectancy at birth, total

Euro area

82.25 years

in 2024

Hong Kong, China

85.39 years

in 2024

Euro area rank

1st

Hong Kong, China rank

3rd

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

Euro area
Hong Kong, China

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 85.39 years against 82.25 years in Euro area, a difference of 3.14 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Euro area ahead.

Euro area ranks 1st and Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 1 and Hong Kong, China in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Euro area	Hong Kong, China	Difference	Ahead
1960s	70.22 years	68.37 years	1.85 years	Euro area
1970s	72.14 years	72.52 years	0.3874 years	Hong Kong, China
1980s	74.59 years	76.09 years	1.49 years	Hong Kong, China
1990s	76.7 years	78.84 years	2.14 years	Hong Kong, China
2000s	79.16 years	81.84 years	2.67 years	Hong Kong, China
2010s	81.46 years	84.08 years	2.62 years	Hong Kong, China
2020s	81.72 years	85.07 years	3.35 years	Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Euro area or Hong Kong, China?: Hong Kong, China, at 85.39 years against 82.25 years in Euro area as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Euro area and Hong Kong, China?: 3.14 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Hong Kong, China?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Euro area and Hong Kong, China rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?: Euro area ranks 1st and Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
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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Indicator: Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit: years
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.