Sweden vs Switzerland: Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region
Sweden
83.8
in 2024
Switzerland
84.2
in 2024
Sweden rank
4th
Switzerland rank
1st
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 84.2 against 83.8 in Sweden, a difference of 0.4.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 1st of 51 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.75 | 78.72 | 0.03 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 80.63 | 81.3 | 0.67 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 82.2 | 83.14 | 0.94 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 83.08 | 83.7 | 0.62 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 84.2 against 83.8 in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.4, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Sweden ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 1st of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.