Saint Barthelemy vs Switzerland: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
Saint Barthelemy
84.29 years
in 2023
Switzerland
83.95 years
in 2023
Saint Barthelemy rank
6th
Switzerland rank
9th
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Saint Barthelemy
- Switzerland
How they compare
Saint Barthelemy currently reports 84.29 years against 83.95 years in Switzerland, a difference of 0.34 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Saint Barthelemy ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Saint Barthelemy averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Barthelemy | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57.77 years | 70.02 years | 12.25 years | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 61.91 years | 72.09 years | 10.18 years | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 68.57 years | 74.46 years | 5.88 years | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 73.93 years | 76.67 years | 2.74 years | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 77.51 years | 78.58 years | 1.07 years | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 80.63 years | 81.06 years | 0.422 years | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 82.69 years | 83.03 years | 0.3444 years | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 84.21 years | 83.47 years | 0.7412 years | Saint Barthelemy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. gdp per capita, Saint Barthelemy or Switzerland?
- Saint Barthelemy, at 84.29 years against 83.95 years in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. gdp per capita between Saint Barthelemy and Switzerland?
- 0.34 years, with Saint Barthelemy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Barthelemy and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Saint Barthelemy and Switzerland rank globally for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Saint Barthelemy ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. 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.