Iceland vs Singapore: Life expectancy
Iceland
82.58 years
in 2020
Singapore
82.86 years
in 2020
Iceland rank
10th
Singapore rank
8th
Life expectancy over time
- Iceland
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 82.86 years against 82.58 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.28 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 10th and Singapore ranks 8th of 162 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 72.16 years | 61.83 years | 10.33 years | Iceland |
| 1960s | 73.94 years | 64.7 years | 9.23 years | Iceland |
| 1970s | 74.55 years | 68.82 years | 5.73 years | Iceland |
| 1980s | 77.06 years | 71.89 years | 5.16 years | Iceland |
| 1990s | 78.19 years | 75.46 years | 2.73 years | Iceland |
| 2000s | 80.57 years | 79.71 years | 0.855 years | Iceland |
| 2010s | 82.03 years | 82.26 years | 0.2332 years | Singapore |
| 2020s | 82.58 years | 82.86 years | 0.2855 years | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Iceland or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 82.86 years against 82.58 years in Iceland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Iceland and Singapore?
- 0.28 years, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Singapore?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Iceland and Singapore rank globally for life expectancy?
- Iceland ranks 10th and Singapore ranks 8th 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.