Greece vs IDA total: Life expectancy at birth, total
Greece
81.84 years
in 2024
IDA total
65.64 years
in 2024
Greece rank
39th
IDA total rank
36th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Greece
- IDA total
How they compare
Greece currently reports 81.84 years against 65.64 years in IDA total, a difference of 16.2 years.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times IDA total's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 39th and IDA total ranks 36th of 217 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.98 years | 44.75 years | 26.23 years | Greece |
| 1970s | 73.42 years | 48.26 years | 25.17 years | Greece |
| 1980s | 75.81 years | 52.13 years | 23.68 years | Greece |
| 1990s | 77.57 years | 54.4 years | 23.17 years | Greece |
| 2000s | 79.1 years | 58.5 years | 20.6 years | Greece |
| 2010s | 81.16 years | 62.53 years | 18.62 years | Greece |
| 2020s | 81.15 years | 64.65 years | 16.5 years | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Greece or IDA total?
- Greece, at 81.84 years against 65.64 years in IDA total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Greece and IDA total?
- 16.2 years, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and IDA total?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Greece and IDA total rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Greece ranks 39th and IDA total ranks 36th 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.