Denmark vs New Zealand: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Denmark
81.93 years
in 2023
New Zealand
82.09 years
in 2023
Denmark rank
39th
New Zealand rank
36th
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Denmark
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 82.09 years against 81.93 years in Denmark, a difference of 0.16 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 39th and New Zealand ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 70.11 years | 68.88 years | 1.23 years | Denmark |
| 1950s | 71.47 years | 70.14 years | 1.33 years | Denmark |
| 1960s | 72.61 years | 71.22 years | 1.39 years | Denmark |
| 1970s | 73.9 years | 72.12 years | 1.78 years | Denmark |
| 1980s | 74.56 years | 74 years | 0.5629 years | Denmark |
| 1990s | 75.6 years | 76.81 years | 1.21 years | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 77.85 years | 79.57 years | 1.71 years | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 80.52 years | 81.5 years | 0.9783 years | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 81.55 years | 82.01 years | 0.4629 years | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Denmark or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 82.09 years against 81.93 years in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Denmark and New Zealand?
- 0.16 years, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Denmark ranks 39th 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.