Which has higher life expectancy, Croatia or Slovakia?

Croatia, at 78.58 against 78.34 in Slovakia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Slovakia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Croatia

78.58

in 2023

Slovakia

78.34

in 2023

Croatia rank

71st

Slovakia rank

72nd

Croatia currently reports 78.58 against 78.34 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.24.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovakia ahead.

Croatia ranks 71st and Slovakia ranks 72nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 6 and Slovakia in 2.

Decade	Croatia	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	62.27	66.06	3.79	Slovakia
1960s	67.97	70.52	2.54	Slovakia
1970s	70.52	70.24	0.2796	Croatia
1980s	71.41	70.77	0.6445	Croatia
1990s	72.48	72.05	0.4254	Croatia
2000s	75.24	74.17	1.08	Croatia
2010s	77.5	76.71	0.7938	Croatia
2020s	77.87	76.71	1.17	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher life expectancy, Croatia or Slovakia?: Croatia, at 78.58 against 78.34 in Slovakia as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Croatia and Slovakia?: 0.24, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Slovakia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Slovakia rank globally for life expectancy?: Croatia ranks 71st and Slovakia ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.