Guernsey vs Vatican: Life expectancy vs. health spending

Guernsey
83.27 years
in 2023
Vatican
82.98 years
in 2023
Guernsey rank
20th
Vatican rank
23rd

Life expectancy vs. health spending over time

  • Guernsey
  • Vatican
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How they compare

Guernsey currently reports 83.27 years against 82.98 years in Vatican, a difference of 0.29 years.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guernsey ahead.

Guernsey ranks 20th and Vatican ranks 23rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guernsey averaged higher in 7 and Vatican in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guernsey Vatican Difference Ahead
1950s 72.77 years 67.12 years 5.65 years Guernsey
1960s 73.27 years 70.11 years 3.16 years Guernsey
1970s 73.64 years 72.63 years 1 years Guernsey
1980s 75.78 years 75.35 years 0.4242 years Guernsey
1990s 77.94 years 77.73 years 0.2068 years Guernsey
2000s 80.53 years 80.5 years 0.0242 years Guernsey
2010s 82.68 years 82.53 years 0.1486 years Guernsey
2020s 82.92 years 83.06 years 0.1388 years Vatican

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy vs. health spending, Guernsey or Vatican?
Guernsey, at 83.27 years against 82.98 years in Vatican as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy vs. health spending between Guernsey and Vatican?
0.29 years, with Guernsey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guernsey and Vatican?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guernsey and Vatican rank globally for life expectancy vs. health spending?
Guernsey ranks 20th and Vatican ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.