Greece vs Netherlands: Life expectancy at birth, total
Greece
81.84 years
in 2024
Netherlands
81.97 years
in 2024
Greece rank
39th
Netherlands rank
37th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Greece
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 81.97 years against 81.84 years in Greece, a difference of 0.13 years.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.
Greece ranks 39th and Netherlands ranks 37th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.98 years | 73.54 years | 2.56 years | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 73.42 years | 74.49 years | 1.07 years | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 75.81 years | 76.29 years | 0.481 years | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 77.57 years | 77.37 years | 0.1981 years | Greece |
| 2000s | 79.1 years | 79.2 years | 0.0959 years | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 81.16 years | 81.48 years | 0.3217 years | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 81.15 years | 81.62 years | 0.4756 years | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Greece or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 81.97 years against 81.84 years in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Greece and Netherlands?
- 0.13 years, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Netherlands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Netherlands rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Greece ranks 39th and Netherlands ranks 37th 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.