Singapore vs Spain: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Singapore
83.74 years
in 2023
Spain
83.67 years
in 2023
Singapore rank
11th
Spain rank
13th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Singapore
- Spain
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 83.74 years against 83.67 years in Spain, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.
Singapore ranks 11th and Spain ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.87 years | 65.82 years | 5.95 years | Spain |
| 1960s | 66.75 years | 70.49 years | 3.74 years | Spain |
| 1970s | 69.95 years | 73.38 years | 3.42 years | Spain |
| 1980s | 72.94 years | 76.41 years | 3.47 years | Spain |
| 1990s | 75.84 years | 78.08 years | 2.24 years | Spain |
| 2000s | 79.79 years | 80.42 years | 0.6288 years | Spain |
| 2010s | 82.67 years | 82.71 years | 0.0412 years | Spain |
| 2020s | 83.45 years | 82.81 years | 0.6435 years | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Singapore or Spain?
- Singapore, at 83.74 years against 83.67 years in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Singapore and Spain?
- 0.07 years, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Singapore and Spain rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Singapore ranks 11th and Spain ranks 13th 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.