New Zealand vs Switzerland: Life expectancy
New Zealand
82.74 years
in 2020
Switzerland
83.07 years
in 2020
New Zealand rank
9th
Switzerland rank
7th
Life expectancy over time
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 83.07 years against 82.74 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0.33 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 8 and Switzerland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 51.62 years | 41.9 years | 9.72 years | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 53.61 years | 42.47 years | 11.14 years | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 55.6 years | 45.01 years | 10.59 years | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 58.38 years | 47.59 years | 10.79 years | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 61.23 years | 54.23 years | 7 years | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 64.82 years | 60.02 years | 4.8 years | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 65.65 years | 63.1 years | 2.55 years | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 69.87 years | 69.49 years | 0.375 years | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 71.22 years | 71.86 years | 0.65 years | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 71.71 years | 73.96 years | 2.25 years | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 73.37 years | 76.23 years | 2.86 years | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 76.11 years | 77.97 years | 1.87 years | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 79.37 years | 80.53 years | 1.17 years | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 81.54 years | 82.56 years | 1.03 years | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 82.74 years | 83.07 years | 0.3251 years | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, New Zealand or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 83.07 years against 82.74 years in New Zealand as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 0.33 years, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for life expectancy?
- New Zealand ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 7th 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.