Italy vs Spain: Life expectancy
Italy
82.4 years
in 2020
Spain
82.29 years
in 2020
Italy rank
13th
Spain rank
15th
Life expectancy over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 82.4 years against 82.29 years in Spain, a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 13th and Spain ranks 15th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 10 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 33.1 years | 30.1 years | 3 years | Italy |
| 1880s | 32.82 years | 32.1 years | 0.72 years | Italy |
| 1890s | 38.58 years | 34.1 years | 4.48 years | Italy |
| 1900s | 41.85 years | 35.04 years | 6.81 years | Italy |
| 1910s | 48.49 years | 42.61 years | 5.88 years | Italy |
| 1920s | 51.78 years | 48.23 years | 3.54 years | Italy |
| 1930s | 56.2 years | 49.6 years | 6.6 years | Italy |
| 1950s | 66.98 years | 64.25 years | 2.73 years | Italy |
| 1960s | 69.73 years | 70.08 years | 0.345 years | Spain |
| 1970s | 72.18 years | 72.82 years | 0.64 years | Spain |
| 1980s | 74.82 years | 75.97 years | 1.15 years | Spain |
| 1990s | 77.55 years | 77.6 years | 0.0488 years | Spain |
| 2000s | 80.32 years | 79.87 years | 0.4424 years | Italy |
| 2010s | 82.33 years | 82.33 years | 0.0026 years | Spain |
| 2020s | 82.4 years | 82.29 years | 0.1061 years | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 82.4 years against 82.29 years in Spain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Italy and Spain?
- 0.11 years, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for life expectancy?
- Italy ranks 13th 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.