Which has higher life expectancy, Austria or Greece?

Austria, at 81.96 years against 81.86 years in Greece as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing 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 Greece: Life expectancy

Austria

81.96 years

in 2023

Greece

81.86 years

in 2023

Austria rank

38th

Greece rank

41st

Life expectancy over time

Austria
Greece

How they compare

Austria currently reports 81.96 years against 81.86 years in Greece, a difference of 0.1 years.

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

Austria ranks 38th and Greece ranks 41st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Greece	Difference	Ahead
1950s	67.08 years	68.02 years	0.9333 years	Greece
1960s	69.83 years	71.06 years	1.23 years	Greece
1970s	71.34 years	73.49 years	2.16 years	Greece
1980s	74 years	75.88 years	1.88 years	Greece
1990s	76.73 years	77.86 years	1.13 years	Greece
2000s	79.42 years	79.44 years	0.0129 years	Greece
2010s	81.26 years	80.97 years	0.2912 years	Austria
2020s	81.72 years	80.97 years	0.7519 years	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Austria or Greece?: Austria, at 81.96 years against 81.86 years in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Austria and Greece?: 0.1 years, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Greece?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Austria and Greece rank globally for life expectancy?: Austria ranks 38th and Greece ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing 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

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.