Spain vs Sweden: Life expectancy
Spain
82.29 years
in 2020
Sweden
82.43 years
in 2020
Spain rank
15th
Sweden rank
12th
Life expectancy over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 82.43 years against 82.29 years in Spain, a difference of 0.14 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Sweden ahead.
Spain ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 12th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 30.1 years | 45.02 years | 14.92 years | Sweden |
| 1880s | 32.1 years | 47.67 years | 15.57 years | Sweden |
| 1890s | 34.1 years | 50.44 years | 16.34 years | Sweden |
| 1900s | 35.04 years | 52.23 years | 17.19 years | Sweden |
| 1910s | 42.61 years | 58.59 years | 15.98 years | Sweden |
| 1920s | 48.23 years | 62.4 years | 14.16 years | Sweden |
| 1930s | 49.6 years | 65.17 years | 15.57 years | Sweden |
| 1950s | 64.25 years | 71.87 years | 7.61 years | Sweden |
| 1960s | 70.08 years | 73.46 years | 3.38 years | Sweden |
| 1970s | 72.82 years | 74.82 years | 2 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 75.97 years | 76.22 years | 0.245 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 77.6 years | 78.2 years | 0.6025 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 79.87 years | 80.18 years | 0.3068 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 82.33 years | 81.85 years | 0.4828 years | Spain |
| 2020s | 82.29 years | 82.43 years | 0.1382 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Spain or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 82.43 years against 82.29 years in Spain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Spain and Sweden?
- 0.14 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for life expectancy?
- Spain ranks 15th 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.