France vs Guernsey: Life expectancy for people of different ages
France
83.33 years
in 2023
Guernsey
83.27 years
in 2023
France rank
17th
Guernsey rank
20th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- France
- Guernsey
How they compare
France currently reports 83.33 years against 83.27 years in Guernsey, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guernsey ahead.
France ranks 17th and Guernsey ranks 20th of 236 countries.
Guernsey has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Guernsey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 68.15 years | 72.77 years | 4.63 years | Guernsey |
| 1960s | 71.02 years | 73.27 years | 2.25 years | Guernsey |
| 1970s | 72.95 years | 73.64 years | 0.6877 years | Guernsey |
| 1980s | 75.33 years | 75.78 years | 0.4433 years | Guernsey |
| 1990s | 77.8 years | 77.94 years | 0.144 years | Guernsey |
| 2000s | 80.17 years | 80.53 years | 0.3586 years | Guernsey |
| 2010s | 82.16 years | 82.68 years | 0.5186 years | Guernsey |
| 2020s | 82.58 years | 82.92 years | 0.344 years | Guernsey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, France or Guernsey?
- France, at 83.33 years against 83.27 years in Guernsey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between France and Guernsey?
- 0.06 years, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Guernsey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do France and Guernsey rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- France ranks 17th and Guernsey ranks 20th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) β 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.