Estonia vs New Caledonia: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Estonia
79.15 years
in 2023
New Caledonia
78.77 years
in 2023
Estonia rank
65th
New Caledonia rank
67th
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Estonia
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 79.15 years against 78.77 years in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.38 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 65th and New Caledonia ranks 67th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 6 and New Caledonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.85 years | 48.29 years | 19.56 years | Estonia |
| 1960s | 70.26 years | 55.75 years | 14.51 years | Estonia |
| 1970s | 70.16 years | 62.81 years | 7.35 years | Estonia |
| 1980s | 70.12 years | 67.53 years | 2.59 years | Estonia |
| 1990s | 69.24 years | 71.2 years | 1.95 years | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 72.63 years | 74.72 years | 2.08 years | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 77.37 years | 76.97 years | 0.3994 years | Estonia |
| 2020s | 78.41 years | 77.66 years | 0.7491 years | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Estonia or New Caledonia?
- Estonia, at 79.15 years against 78.77 years in New Caledonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Estonia and New Caledonia?
- 0.38 years, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and New Caledonia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and New Caledonia rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Estonia ranks 65th and New Caledonia ranks 67th 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.