Iceland vs Switzerland: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Iceland
0.0701
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0694
in 2023
Iceland rank
228th
Switzerland rank
231st
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time
- Iceland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.0701 against 0.0694 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0007.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Iceland ranks 228th and Switzerland ranks 231st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.119 | 0.1212 | 0.0023 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.1045 | 0.1066 | 0.0022 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.101 | 0.0966 | 0.0044 | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.0931 | 0.0897 | 0.0034 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.0881 | 0.0846 | 0.0035 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.0809 | 0.0778 | 0.0031 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.076 | 0.0725 | 0.0035 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.0729 | 0.0702 | 0.0027 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Iceland or Switzerland?
- Iceland, at 0.0701 against 0.0694 in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Iceland and Switzerland?
- 0.0007, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Switzerland rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Iceland ranks 228th and Switzerland ranks 231st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.