Cyprus vs Greece: Life expectancy
Cyprus
81.39 years
in 2020
Greece
80.91 years
in 2020
Cyprus rank
23rd
Greece rank
26th
Life expectancy over time
- Cyprus
- Greece
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 81.39 years against 80.91 years in Greece, a difference of 0.48 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1913 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 23rd and Greece ranks 26th of 162 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 4 and Greece in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 47.46 years | 41.2 years | 6.26 years | Cyprus |
| 1920s | 48.46 years | 48.34 years | 0.119 years | Cyprus |
| 1930s | 48.5 years | 51.65 years | 3.15 years | Greece |
| 1950s | 67.6 years | 66.45 years | 1.15 years | Cyprus |
| 1960s | 69.32 years | 70.82 years | 1.5 years | Greece |
| 1970s | 71.88 years | 74.1 years | 2.22 years | Greece |
| 1980s | 75.02 years | 75.6 years | 0.5775 years | Greece |
| 1990s | 74.34 years | 77.56 years | 3.22 years | Greece |
| 2000s | 77.33 years | 78.98 years | 1.65 years | Greece |
| 2010s | 80.32 years | 80.59 years | 0.2731 years | Greece |
| 2020s | 81.39 years | 80.91 years | 0.4813 years | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Cyprus or Greece?
- Cyprus, at 81.39 years against 80.91 years in Greece as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Cyprus and Greece?
- 0.48 years, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Greece?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2020.
- How do Cyprus and Greece rank globally for life expectancy?
- Cyprus ranks 23rd 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.