How many years of comparable data are there for Liechtenstein and Spain?

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.

Liechtenstein vs Spain: Life expectancy

Liechtenstein

83.63 years

in 2023

Spain

83.67 years

in 2023

Liechtenstein rank

14th

Spain rank

13th

Life expectancy over time

Liechtenstein
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 83.67 years against 83.63 years in Liechtenstein, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liechtenstein ahead.

Liechtenstein ranks 14th and Spain ranks 13th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Liechtenstein averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liechtenstein	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1950s	67.93 years	65.82 years	2.12 years	Liechtenstein
1960s	71.46 years	70.49 years	0.9664 years	Liechtenstein
1970s	74 years	73.38 years	0.6274 years	Liechtenstein
1980s	76.47 years	76.41 years	0.054 years	Liechtenstein
1990s	78.16 years	78.08 years	0.0759 years	Liechtenstein
2000s	80.65 years	80.42 years	0.2248 years	Liechtenstein
2010s	82.68 years	82.71 years	0.0245 years	Spain
2020s	82.96 years	82.81 years	0.1579 years	Liechtenstein

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Liechtenstein or Spain?: Spain, at 83.67 years against 83.63 years in Liechtenstein as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Liechtenstein and Spain?: 0.04 years, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liechtenstein and Spain?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Liechtenstein and Spain rank globally for life expectancy?: Liechtenstein ranks 14th and Spain ranks 13th 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.