Which has higher life expectancy, Cyprus or Greece?

Greece, at 81.86 years against 81.65 years in Cyprus as of 2023.

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

75 years are reported by both, from 1937 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.

Cyprus vs Greece: Life expectancy

Cyprus

81.65 years

in 2023

Greece

81.86 years

in 2023

Cyprus rank

43rd

Greece rank

41st

Life expectancy over time

Cyprus
Greece

How they compare

Greece currently reports 81.86 years against 81.65 years in Cyprus, a difference of 0.21 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1937 it was Greece ahead.

Cyprus ranks 43rd and Greece ranks 41st of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Greece	Difference	Ahead
1930s	48.46 years	52.8 years	4.34 years	Greece
1950s	59.3 years	68.02 years	8.72 years	Greece
1960s	65.05 years	71.06 years	6.01 years	Greece
1970s	68.49 years	73.49 years	5 years	Greece
1980s	74.32 years	75.88 years	1.56 years	Greece
1990s	76.66 years	77.86 years	1.2 years	Greece
2000s	79.15 years	79.44 years	0.287 years	Greece
2010s	81.28 years	80.97 years	0.3149 years	Cyprus
2020s	80.97 years	80.97 years	0.0043 years	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Cyprus or Greece?: Greece, at 81.86 years against 81.65 years in Cyprus as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Cyprus and Greece?: 0.21 years, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Greece?: 75 years are reported by both, from 1937 to 2023.
How do Cyprus and Greece rank globally for life expectancy?: Cyprus ranks 43rd 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.