Austria vs Netherlands: Life expectancy

Austria
81.5 years
in 2020
Netherlands
81.64 years
in 2020
Austria rank
21st
Netherlands rank
19th

Life expectancy over time

  • Austria
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 81.64 years against 81.5 years in Austria, a difference of 0.14 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Netherlands ahead.

Austria ranks 21st and Netherlands ranks 19th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Netherlands Difference Ahead
1870s 34.4 years 37.54 years 3.14 years Netherlands
1880s 35 years 40.41 years 5.41 years Netherlands
1890s 37.3 years 44.42 years 7.12 years Netherlands
1900s 42 years 48.48 years 6.48 years Netherlands
1910s 45.1 years 57.35 years 12.25 years Netherlands
1920s 53.65 years 62.63 years 8.98 years Netherlands
1930s 57.75 years 66.71 years 8.96 years Netherlands
1950s 66.18 years 71.97 years 5.79 years Netherlands
1960s 69.34 years 73.47 years 4.14 years Netherlands
1970s 70.71 years 74.09 years 3.38 years Netherlands
1980s 73.33 years 76.07 years 2.74 years Netherlands
1990s 76.26 years 77.28 years 1.02 years Netherlands
2000s 78.88 years 78.8 years 0.0774 years Austria
2010s 80.81 years 81.15 years 0.3385 years Netherlands
2020s 81.5 years 81.64 years 0.1345 years Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Austria or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 81.64 years against 81.5 years in Austria as of 2020.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Austria and Netherlands?
0.14 years, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Netherlands?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Austria and Netherlands rank globally for life expectancy?
Austria ranks 21st and Netherlands ranks 19th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor 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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Indicator
Life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.