Belgium vs New Zealand: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Belgium
82.11 years
in 2023
New Zealand
82.09 years
in 2023
Belgium rank
35th
New Zealand rank
36th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Belgium
- New Zealand
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 82.11 years against 82.09 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1948 it was New Zealand ahead.
Belgium ranks 35th and New Zealand ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 65.18 years | 68.88 years | 3.7 years | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 68.48 years | 70.14 years | 1.66 years | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 70.45 years | 71.22 years | 0.7728 years | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 71.98 years | 72.12 years | 0.1393 years | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 74.47 years | 74 years | 0.4703 years | Belgium |
| 1990s | 76.82 years | 76.81 years | 0.0122 years | Belgium |
| 2000s | 78.87 years | 79.57 years | 0.6952 years | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 80.9 years | 81.5 years | 0.5948 years | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 81.43 years | 82.01 years | 0.5816 years | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Belgium or New Zealand?
- Belgium, at 82.11 years against 82.09 years in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Belgium and New Zealand?
- 0.02 years, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Zealand?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and New Zealand rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Belgium ranks 35th and New Zealand ranks 36th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.