Belgium vs Greece: Life expectancy
Belgium
80.79 years
in 2020
Greece
80.91 years
in 2020
Belgium rank
27th
Greece rank
26th
Life expectancy over time
- Belgium
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 80.91 years against 80.79 years in Belgium, a difference of 0.12 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 27th and Greece ranks 26th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 8 and Greece in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 40.9 years | 36.2 years | 4.7 years | Belgium |
| 1880s | 42.5 years | 37.1 years | 5.4 years | Belgium |
| 1890s | 44.09 years | 38.5 years | 5.59 years | Belgium |
| 1900s | 46.7 years | 40.4 years | 6.3 years | Belgium |
| 1910s | 52.5 years | 41.2 years | 11.3 years | Belgium |
| 1920s | 57.5 years | 48.34 years | 9.15 years | Belgium |
| 1930s | 59.41 years | 51.65 years | 7.76 years | Belgium |
| 1950s | 67.42 years | 66.45 years | 0.968 years | Belgium |
| 1960s | 70.09 years | 70.82 years | 0.735 years | Greece |
| 1970s | 71.45 years | 74.1 years | 2.65 years | Greece |
| 1980s | 73.85 years | 75.6 years | 1.75 years | Greece |
| 1990s | 76.45 years | 77.56 years | 1.11 years | Greece |
| 2000s | 78.41 years | 78.98 years | 0.5739 years | Greece |
| 2010s | 80.46 years | 80.59 years | 0.1275 years | Greece |
| 2020s | 80.79 years | 80.91 years | 0.1208 years | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Belgium or Greece?
- Greece, at 80.91 years against 80.79 years in Belgium as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Belgium and Greece?
- 0.12 years, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Greece?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Belgium and Greece rank globally for life expectancy?
- Belgium ranks 27th and Greece ranks 26th 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.