Italy vs Singapore: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Italy
83.72 years
in 2023
Singapore
83.74 years
in 2023
Italy rank
12th
Singapore rank
11th
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Italy
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 83.74 years against 83.72 years in Italy, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 12th and Singapore ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 7 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.32 years | 59.87 years | 7.45 years | Italy |
| 1960s | 70.2 years | 66.75 years | 3.45 years | Italy |
| 1970s | 72.77 years | 69.95 years | 2.82 years | Italy |
| 1980s | 75.5 years | 72.94 years | 2.56 years | Italy |
| 1990s | 78.02 years | 75.84 years | 2.18 years | Italy |
| 2000s | 80.82 years | 79.79 years | 1.02 years | Italy |
| 2010s | 82.7 years | 82.67 years | 0.0325 years | Italy |
| 2020s | 82.7 years | 83.45 years | 0.7471 years | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Italy or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 83.74 years against 83.72 years in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Italy and Singapore?
- 0.02 years, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Singapore?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Singapore rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Italy ranks 12th and Singapore ranks 11th 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.