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
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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

Indicator
Life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

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.