New Zealand vs Sweden: Life expectancy
New Zealand
82.74 years
in 2020
Sweden
82.43 years
in 2020
New Zealand rank
9th
Sweden rank
12th
Life expectancy over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 82.74 years against 82.43 years in Sweden, a difference of 0.31 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 12th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 8 and Sweden in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 51.62 years | 45.02 years | 6.6 years | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 53.61 years | 47.67 years | 5.94 years | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 55.6 years | 50.44 years | 5.16 years | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 58.38 years | 52.23 years | 6.15 years | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 61.23 years | 58.59 years | 2.64 years | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 64.82 years | 62.4 years | 2.42 years | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 65.65 years | 65.17 years | 0.4768 years | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 69.87 years | 71.87 years | 2 years | Sweden |
| 1960s | 71.22 years | 73.46 years | 2.24 years | Sweden |
| 1970s | 71.71 years | 74.82 years | 3.11 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 73.37 years | 76.22 years | 2.84 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 76.11 years | 78.2 years | 2.1 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 79.37 years | 80.18 years | 0.8119 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 81.54 years | 81.85 years | 0.3119 years | Sweden |
| 2020s | 82.74 years | 82.43 years | 0.3145 years | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, New Zealand or Sweden?
- New Zealand, at 82.74 years against 82.43 years in Sweden as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 0.31 years, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for life expectancy?
- New Zealand ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 12th 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.