Which has higher life expectancy, Austria or New Zealand?

New Zealand, at 82.09 years against 81.96 years in Austria as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Austria and New Zealand?

0.13 years, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and New Zealand?

76 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs New Zealand: Life expectancy

Austria

81.96 years

in 2023

New Zealand

82.09 years

in 2023

Austria rank

38th

New Zealand rank

36th

Life expectancy over time

Austria
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 82.09 years against 81.96 years in Austria, a difference of 0.13 years.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1948 it was New Zealand ahead.

Austria ranks 38th and New Zealand ranks 36th of 236 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1940s	63.34 years	68.88 years	5.54 years	New Zealand
1950s	67.08 years	70.14 years	3.06 years	New Zealand
1960s	69.83 years	71.22 years	1.39 years	New Zealand
1970s	71.34 years	72.12 years	0.7806 years	New Zealand
1980s	74 years	74 years	0.0018 years	New Zealand
1990s	76.73 years	76.81 years	0.087 years	New Zealand
2000s	79.42 years	79.57 years	0.1418 years	New Zealand
2010s	81.26 years	81.5 years	0.241 years	New Zealand
2020s	81.72 years	82.01 years	0.2953 years	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Austria or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 82.09 years against 81.96 years in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Austria and New Zealand?: 0.13 years, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and New Zealand?: 76 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2023.
How do Austria and New Zealand rank globally for life expectancy?: Austria ranks 38th and New Zealand ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.