Finland vs Lower middle income: Life expectancy at birth, total

Finland
82.34 years
in 2024
Lower middle income
69.52 years
in 2024
Finland rank
30th
Lower middle income rank
32nd

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Finland
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 82.34 years against 69.52 years in Lower middle income, a difference of 12.82 years.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 30th and Lower middle income ranks 32nd of 217 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 69.17 years 46.32 years 22.85 years Finland
1970s 71.52 years 50.42 years 21.09 years Finland
1980s 74.29 years 55.6 years 18.69 years Finland
1990s 76.2 years 59.05 years 17.14 years Finland
2000s 78.72 years 62.92 years 15.8 years Finland
2010s 81.14 years 66.76 years 14.38 years Finland
2020s 81.79 years 68.3 years 13.48 years Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Finland or Lower middle income?
Finland, at 82.34 years against 69.52 years in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Finland and Lower middle income?
12.82 years, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Lower middle income?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Finland and Lower middle income rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Finland ranks 30th and Lower middle income ranks 32nd of 217 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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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
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.