Gibraltar vs Spain: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Gibraltar
83.55 years
in 2023
Spain
83.67 years
in 2023
Gibraltar rank
15th
Spain rank
13th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Gibraltar
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 83.67 years against 83.55 years in Gibraltar, a difference of 0.12 years.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gibraltar ahead.
Gibraltar ranks 15th and Spain ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gibraltar averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gibraltar | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.42 years | 65.82 years | 1.6 years | Gibraltar |
| 1960s | 70.82 years | 70.49 years | 0.3343 years | Gibraltar |
| 1970s | 72.94 years | 73.38 years | 0.4306 years | Spain |
| 1980s | 75.09 years | 76.41 years | 1.32 years | Spain |
| 1990s | 78.25 years | 78.08 years | 0.1712 years | Gibraltar |
| 2000s | 80.94 years | 80.42 years | 0.5231 years | Gibraltar |
| 2010s | 82.66 years | 82.71 years | 0.0423 years | Spain |
| 2020s | 82.6 years | 82.81 years | 0.2037 years | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Gibraltar or Spain?
- Spain, at 83.67 years against 83.55 years in Gibraltar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Gibraltar and Spain?
- 0.12 years, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gibraltar and Spain rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Gibraltar ranks 15th and Spain ranks 13th 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.