Poland vs Slovakia: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Poland
78.63 years
in 2023
Slovakia
78.34 years
in 2023
Poland rank
69th
Slovakia rank
72nd
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Poland
- Slovakia
How they compare
Poland currently reports 78.63 years against 78.34 years in Slovakia, a difference of 0.29 years.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovakia ahead.
Poland ranks 69th and Slovakia ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 4 and Slovakia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 62.27 years | 66.06 years | 3.79 years | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 68.88 years | 70.52 years | 1.63 years | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 70.29 years | 70.24 years | 0.0441 years | Poland |
| 1980s | 70.69 years | 70.77 years | 0.0781 years | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 71.81 years | 72.05 years | 0.2472 years | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 74.93 years | 74.17 years | 0.7677 years | Poland |
| 2010s | 77.25 years | 76.71 years | 0.5412 years | Poland |
| 2020s | 77.2 years | 76.71 years | 0.4895 years | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Poland or Slovakia?
- Poland, at 78.63 years against 78.34 years in Slovakia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Poland and Slovakia?
- 0.29 years, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Slovakia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Poland and Slovakia rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Poland ranks 69th and Slovakia ranks 72nd 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.