Austria vs New Zealand: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Austria
81.96 years
in 2023
New Zealand
82.09 years
in 2023
Austria rank
38th
New Zealand rank
36th
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Austria
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 82.09 years against 81.96 years in Austria, a difference of 0.13 years.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1948 it was New Zealand ahead.
Austria ranks 38th and New Zealand ranks 36th of 236 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 63.34 years | 68.88 years | 5.54 years | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 67.08 years | 70.14 years | 3.06 years | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 69.83 years | 71.22 years | 1.39 years | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 71.34 years | 72.12 years | 0.7806 years | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 74 years | 74 years | 0.0018 years | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 76.73 years | 76.81 years | 0.087 years | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 79.42 years | 79.57 years | 0.1418 years | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 81.26 years | 81.5 years | 0.241 years | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 81.72 years | 82.01 years | 0.2953 years | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Austria or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 82.09 years against 81.96 years in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Austria and New Zealand?
- 0.13 years, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and New Zealand?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2023.
- How do Austria and New Zealand rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Austria ranks 38th and New Zealand ranks 36th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.