Which has higher life expectancy, Austria or Finland?

Austria, at 81.96 years against 81.91 years in Finland as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Austria and Finland?

0.05 years, with Austria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Finland?

83 years are reported by both, from 1881 to 2023.

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.

Austria vs Finland: Life expectancy

Austria

81.96 years

in 2023

Finland

81.91 years

in 2023

Austria rank

38th

Finland rank

40th

Life expectancy over time

Austria
Finland

How they compare

Austria currently reports 81.96 years against 81.91 years in Finland, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 83 shared years of data; in 1881 it was Finland ahead.

Austria ranks 38th and Finland ranks 40th of 236 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 8 and Finland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1880s	35 years	37.7 years	2.7 years	Finland
1890s	37.3 years	42.61 years	5.31 years	Finland
1900s	41.05 years	44.7 years	3.65 years	Finland
1910s	45.1 years	48.72 years	3.62 years	Finland
1930s	56.45 years	54.86 years	1.59 years	Austria
1940s	62.74 years	61.45 years	1.29 years	Austria
1950s	67.08 years	67.07 years	0.0155 years	Austria
1960s	69.83 years	69.33 years	0.4989 years	Austria
1970s	71.34 years	71.68 years	0.3418 years	Finland
1980s	74 years	74.5 years	0.5081 years	Finland
1990s	76.73 years	76.37 years	0.3506 years	Austria
2000s	79.42 years	78.87 years	0.5508 years	Austria
2010s	81.26 years	81.05 years	0.2081 years	Austria
2020s	81.72 years	81.7 years	0.0216 years	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Austria or Finland?: Austria, at 81.96 years against 81.91 years in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Austria and Finland?: 0.05 years, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Finland?: 83 years are reported by both, from 1881 to 2023.
How do Austria and Finland rank globally for life expectancy?: Austria ranks 38th and Finland ranks 40th 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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Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.