Which has higher life expectancy, Denmark or New Zealand?

New Zealand, at 82.09 years against 81.93 years in Denmark as of 2023.

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

0.16 years, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark 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.

Denmark vs New Zealand: Life expectancy

Denmark

81.93 years

in 2023

New Zealand

82.09 years

in 2023

Denmark rank

39th

New Zealand rank

36th

Life expectancy over time

Denmark
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 82.09 years against 81.93 years in Denmark, a difference of 0.16 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 39th and New Zealand ranks 36th of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1940s	70.11 years	68.88 years	1.23 years	Denmark
1950s	71.47 years	70.14 years	1.33 years	Denmark
1960s	72.61 years	71.22 years	1.39 years	Denmark
1970s	73.9 years	72.12 years	1.78 years	Denmark
1980s	74.56 years	74 years	0.5629 years	Denmark
1990s	75.6 years	76.81 years	1.21 years	New Zealand
2000s	77.85 years	79.57 years	1.71 years	New Zealand
2010s	80.52 years	81.5 years	0.9783 years	New Zealand
2020s	81.55 years	82.01 years	0.4629 years	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Denmark or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 82.09 years against 81.93 years in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Denmark and New Zealand?: 0.16 years, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?: 76 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2023.
How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for life expectancy?: Denmark ranks 39th 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.