France vs Spain: Life expectancy
France
82.21 years
in 2020
Spain
82.29 years
in 2020
France rank
16th
Spain rank
15th
Life expectancy over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 82.29 years against 82.21 years in France, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was France ahead.
France ranks 16th and Spain ranks 15th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, France averaged higher in 9 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 36.52 years | 30.1 years | 6.42 years | France |
| 1880s | 42.79 years | 32.1 years | 10.69 years | France |
| 1890s | 43.43 years | 34.1 years | 9.33 years | France |
| 1900s | 45.1 years | 35.04 years | 10.06 years | France |
| 1910s | 51.36 years | 42.61 years | 8.75 years | France |
| 1920s | 54.3 years | 48.23 years | 6.06 years | France |
| 1930s | 58.29 years | 49.6 years | 8.69 years | France |
| 1950s | 67.41 years | 64.25 years | 3.16 years | France |
| 1960s | 70.74 years | 70.08 years | 0.66 years | France |
| 1970s | 72.5 years | 72.82 years | 0.325 years | Spain |
| 1980s | 74.77 years | 75.97 years | 1.2 years | Spain |
| 1990s | 77.35 years | 77.6 years | 0.2499 years | Spain |
| 2000s | 79.69 years | 79.87 years | 0.1795 years | Spain |
| 2010s | 81.81 years | 82.33 years | 0.5273 years | Spain |
| 2020s | 82.21 years | 82.29 years | 0.0788 years | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, France or Spain?
- Spain, at 82.29 years against 82.21 years in France as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between France and Spain?
- 0.08 years, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for life expectancy?
- France ranks 16th and Spain ranks 15th 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.