What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Italy and Switzerland?

0.0002, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Italy vs Switzerland: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality

Italy

0.0692

in 2023

Switzerland

0.0694

in 2023

Italy rank

232nd

Switzerland rank

231st

Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality over time

Italy
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0694 against 0.0692 in Italy, a difference of 0.0002.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 232nd and Switzerland ranks 231st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.1564	0.1212	0.0352	Italy
1960s	0.1276	0.1066	0.021	Italy
1970s	0.107	0.0966	0.0104	Italy
1980s	0.0925	0.0897	0.0028	Italy
1990s	0.0858	0.0846	0.0013	Italy
2000s	0.0774	0.0778	0.0004	Switzerland
2010s	0.0724	0.0725	0.0001	Switzerland
2020s	0.0723	0.0702	0.0021	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy versus lifespan inequality, Italy or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0.0694 against 0.0692 in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy versus lifespan inequality between Italy and Switzerland?: 0.0002, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?: Italy ranks 232nd 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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Indicator: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.