Australia vs Singapore: Life expectancy
Australia
83.92 years
in 2023
Singapore
83.74 years
in 2023
Australia rank
10th
Singapore rank
11th
Life expectancy over time
- Australia
- Singapore
How they compare
Australia currently reports 83.92 years against 83.74 years in Singapore, a difference of 0.18 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and Singapore ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.82 years | 59.87 years | 9.95 years | Australia |
| 1960s | 70.87 years | 66.75 years | 4.12 years | Australia |
| 1970s | 72.49 years | 69.95 years | 2.54 years | Australia |
| 1980s | 75.51 years | 72.94 years | 2.57 years | Australia |
| 1990s | 78.14 years | 75.84 years | 2.29 years | Australia |
| 2000s | 80.76 years | 79.79 years | 0.9675 years | Australia |
| 2010s | 82.61 years | 82.67 years | 0.0566 years | Singapore |
| 2020s | 83.48 years | 83.45 years | 0.0286 years | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Australia or Singapore?
- Australia, at 83.92 years against 83.74 years in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Australia and Singapore?
- 0.18 years, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Singapore?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Singapore rank globally for life expectancy?
- Australia ranks 10th 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. 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.