Singapore vs Switzerland: Life expectancy
Singapore
83.74 years
in 2023
Switzerland
83.95 years
in 2023
Singapore rank
11th
Switzerland rank
9th
Life expectancy over time
- Singapore
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 83.95 years against 83.74 years in Singapore, a difference of 0.21 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Singapore ranks 11th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 236 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.87 years | 70.02 years | 10.15 years | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 66.75 years | 72.09 years | 5.33 years | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 69.95 years | 74.46 years | 4.5 years | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 72.94 years | 76.67 years | 3.72 years | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 75.84 years | 78.58 years | 2.73 years | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 79.79 years | 81.06 years | 1.27 years | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 82.67 years | 83.03 years | 0.3641 years | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 83.45 years | 83.47 years | 0.0154 years | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Singapore or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 83.95 years against 83.74 years in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Singapore and Switzerland?
- 0.21 years, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Singapore and Switzerland rank globally for life expectancy?
- Singapore ranks 11th and Switzerland ranks 9th 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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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.