Belgium vs Germany: Life expectancy
Belgium
80.79 years
in 2020
Germany
81.15 years
in 2020
Belgium rank
27th
Germany rank
24th
Life expectancy over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 81.15 years against 80.79 years in Belgium, a difference of 0.36 years.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 27th and Germany ranks 24th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 10 and Germany in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 40.9 years | 37.02 years | 3.88 years | Belgium |
| 1880s | 42.5 years | 38.71 years | 3.79 years | Belgium |
| 1890s | 44.09 years | 42.27 years | 1.83 years | Belgium |
| 1900s | 46.7 years | 46.58 years | 0.125 years | Belgium |
| 1910s | 52.5 years | 49.05 years | 3.45 years | Belgium |
| 1920s | 57.5 years | 58.36 years | 0.8661 years | Germany |
| 1930s | 59.41 years | 62.08 years | 2.67 years | Germany |
| 1950s | 67.42 years | 68.22 years | 0.802 years | Germany |
| 1960s | 70.09 years | 69.94 years | 0.1461 years | Belgium |
| 1970s | 71.45 years | 71.12 years | 0.3334 years | Belgium |
| 1980s | 73.85 years | 73.82 years | 0.0325 years | Belgium |
| 1990s | 76.45 years | 75.96 years | 0.4866 years | Belgium |
| 2000s | 78.41 years | 78.66 years | 0.2532 years | Germany |
| 2010s | 80.46 years | 80.33 years | 0.1311 years | Belgium |
| 2020s | 80.79 years | 81.15 years | 0.3588 years | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Belgium or Germany?
- Germany, at 81.15 years against 80.79 years in Belgium as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Belgium and Germany?
- 0.36 years, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for life expectancy?
- Belgium ranks 27th and Germany ranks 24th 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.