Finland vs Qatar: Life expectancy at birth, total
Finland
82.34 years
in 2024
Qatar
82.52 years
in 2024
Finland rank
30th
Qatar rank
27th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Finland
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 82.52 years against 82.34 years in Finland, a difference of 0.18 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 30th and Qatar ranks 27th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.17 years | 61.05 years | 8.12 years | Finland |
| 1970s | 71.52 years | 67.33 years | 4.18 years | Finland |
| 1980s | 74.29 years | 71.6 years | 2.7 years | Finland |
| 1990s | 76.2 years | 74.28 years | 1.91 years | Finland |
| 2000s | 78.72 years | 76.82 years | 1.91 years | Finland |
| 2010s | 81.14 years | 81.44 years | 0.2972 years | Qatar |
| 2020s | 81.79 years | 81.65 years | 0.1376 years | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Finland or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 82.52 years against 82.34 years in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Finland and Qatar?
- 0.18 years, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Qatar?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Qatar rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Finland ranks 30th and Qatar ranks 27th 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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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.