Spain vs Sweden: Life expectancy at birth, total
Spain
83.89 years
in 2024
Sweden
84.06 years
in 2024
Spain rank
12th
Sweden rank
9th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 84.06 years against 83.89 years in Spain, a difference of 0.17 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Spain ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 9th of 219 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.39 years | 73.72 years | 3.33 years | Sweden |
| 1970s | 73.23 years | 75.02 years | 1.79 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 76.23 years | 76.69 years | 0.4584 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 77.88 years | 78.56 years | 0.6835 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 80.19 years | 80.45 years | 0.2615 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 82.95 years | 82.18 years | 0.7785 years | Spain |
| 2020s | 83.27 years | 83.17 years | 0.1044 years | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Spain or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 84.06 years against 83.89 years in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Spain and Sweden?
- 0.17 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Spain ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 9th of 219 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.