Germany vs Taiwan, China: Life expectancy
Germany
81.15 years
in 2020
Taiwan, China
81.43 years
in 2020
Germany rank
24th
Taiwan, China rank
22nd
Life expectancy over time
- Germany
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Taiwan, China currently reports 81.43 years against 81.15 years in Germany, a difference of 0.28 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 24th and Taiwan, China ranks 22nd of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 14 and Taiwan, China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 37.02 years | 25 years | 12.02 years | Germany |
| 1880s | 38.71 years | 25 years | 13.71 years | Germany |
| 1890s | 42.27 years | 25 years | 17.27 years | Germany |
| 1900s | 46.58 years | 27.7 years | 18.88 years | Germany |
| 1910s | 49.05 years | 29 years | 20.05 years | Germany |
| 1920s | 58.36 years | 39.78 years | 18.59 years | Germany |
| 1930s | 62.08 years | 42.75 years | 19.33 years | Germany |
| 1950s | 68.22 years | 58.6 years | 9.62 years | Germany |
| 1960s | 69.94 years | 65.88 years | 4.06 years | Germany |
| 1970s | 71.12 years | 69.65 years | 1.47 years | Germany |
| 1980s | 73.82 years | 72.47 years | 1.35 years | Germany |
| 1990s | 75.96 years | 74.17 years | 1.79 years | Germany |
| 2000s | 78.66 years | 76.63 years | 2.03 years | Germany |
| 2010s | 80.33 years | 79.81 years | 0.5253 years | Germany |
| 2020s | 81.15 years | 81.43 years | 0.2828 years | Taiwan, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Germany or Taiwan, China?
- Taiwan, China, at 81.43 years against 81.15 years in Germany as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Germany and Taiwan, China?
- 0.28 years, with Taiwan, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Taiwan, China?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Germany and Taiwan, China rank globally for life expectancy?
- Germany ranks 24th and Taiwan, China ranks 22nd 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.