Norway vs Singapore: Life expectancy
Norway
83.2 years
in 2020
Singapore
82.86 years
in 2020
Norway rank
6th
Singapore rank
8th
Life expectancy over time
- Norway
- Singapore
How they compare
Norway currently reports 83.2 years against 82.86 years in Singapore, a difference of 0.34 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 6th and Singapore ranks 8th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 13 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 50.86 years | 25 years | 25.86 years | Norway |
| 1880s | 51.89 years | 25 years | 26.89 years | Norway |
| 1890s | 48.61 years | 25 years | 23.61 years | Norway |
| 1900s | 53.47 years | 25 years | 28.47 years | Norway |
| 1910s | 58.31 years | 25 years | 33.31 years | Norway |
| 1920s | 62.48 years | 25.02 years | 37.46 years | Norway |
| 1930s | 66.28 years | 30.34 years | 35.94 years | Norway |
| 1950s | 72.51 years | 61.83 years | 10.69 years | Norway |
| 1960s | 73.65 years | 64.7 years | 8.94 years | Norway |
| 1970s | 74.44 years | 68.82 years | 5.63 years | Norway |
| 1980s | 75.8 years | 71.89 years | 3.91 years | Norway |
| 1990s | 77.19 years | 75.46 years | 1.73 years | Norway |
| 2000s | 79.43 years | 79.71 years | 0.2807 years | Singapore |
| 2010s | 81.66 years | 82.26 years | 0.6028 years | Singapore |
| 2020s | 83.2 years | 82.86 years | 0.3341 years | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Norway or Singapore?
- Norway, at 83.2 years against 82.86 years in Singapore as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Norway and Singapore?
- 0.34 years, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Singapore?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Norway and Singapore rank globally for life expectancy?
- Norway ranks 6th 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.