Barbados vs Poland: Life expectancy
Barbados
77.39 years
in 2020
Poland
76.94 years
in 2020
Barbados rank
44th
Poland rank
47th
Life expectancy over time
- Barbados
- Poland
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 77.39 years against 76.94 years in Poland, a difference of 0.45 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.
Barbados ranks 44th and Poland ranks 47th of 162 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.89 years | 63.67 years | 3.77 years | Poland |
| 1960s | 65.71 years | 68.65 years | 2.94 years | Poland |
| 1970s | 69.58 years | 70.02 years | 0.432 years | Poland |
| 1980s | 72.83 years | 70.15 years | 2.68 years | Barbados |
| 1990s | 73.02 years | 71.3 years | 1.73 years | Barbados |
| 2000s | 74.49 years | 74.41 years | 0.076 years | Barbados |
| 2010s | 76.18 years | 76.87 years | 0.6855 years | Poland |
| 2020s | 77.39 years | 76.94 years | 0.4505 years | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Barbados or Poland?
- Barbados, at 77.39 years against 76.94 years in Poland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Barbados and Poland?
- 0.45 years, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Poland?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Poland rank globally for life expectancy?
- Barbados ranks 44th and Poland ranks 47th 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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About this data
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.