Which has higher life expectancy, Croatia or Slovakia?

Croatia, at 78.58 years against 78.34 years in Slovakia as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Croatia and Slovakia?

0.24 years, with Croatia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Slovakia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 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.

Croatia vs Slovakia: Life expectancy

Croatia

78.58 years

in 2023

Slovakia

78.34 years

in 2023

Croatia rank

71st

Slovakia rank

72nd

Life expectancy over time

Croatia
Slovakia

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 78.58 years against 78.34 years in Slovakia, a difference of 0.24 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovakia ahead.

Croatia ranks 71st and Slovakia ranks 72nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 6 and Slovakia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	62.27 years	66.06 years	3.79 years	Slovakia
1960s	67.97 years	70.52 years	2.54 years	Slovakia
1970s	70.52 years	70.24 years	0.2796 years	Croatia
1980s	71.41 years	70.77 years	0.6445 years	Croatia
1990s	72.48 years	72.05 years	0.4254 years	Croatia
2000s	75.24 years	74.17 years	1.08 years	Croatia
2010s	77.5 years	76.71 years	0.7938 years	Croatia
2020s	77.87 years	76.71 years	1.17 years	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Croatia or Slovakia?: Croatia, at 78.58 years against 78.34 years in Slovakia as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Croatia and Slovakia?: 0.24 years, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Slovakia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Slovakia rank globally for life expectancy?: Croatia ranks 71st and Slovakia ranks 72nd 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.