Gibraltar vs Japan: Life expectancy at birth, total

Gibraltar
83.63 years
in 2024
Japan
84.04 years
in 2024
Gibraltar rank
13th
Japan rank
10th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Gibraltar
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 84.04 years against 83.63 years in Gibraltar, a difference of 0.41 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gibraltar ahead.

Gibraltar ranks 13th and Japan ranks 10th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gibraltar averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gibraltar Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 70.82 years 70.07 years 0.751 years Gibraltar
1970s 72.94 years 74.07 years 1.13 years Japan
1980s 75.09 years 77.46 years 2.36 years Japan
1990s 78.25 years 79.71 years 1.46 years Japan
2000s 80.94 years 82.03 years 1.08 years Japan
2010s 82.66 years 83.59 years 0.9248 years Japan
2020s 82.81 years 84.22 years 1.41 years Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Gibraltar or Japan?
Japan, at 84.04 years against 83.63 years in Gibraltar as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Gibraltar and Japan?
0.41 years, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and Japan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Gibraltar and Japan rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Gibraltar ranks 13th and Japan ranks 10th 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.