Which has higher life expectancy, Cyprus or United Kingdom?

Cyprus, at 81.65 years against 81.3 years in United Kingdom as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and United Kingdom?

80 years are reported by both, from 1895 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.

Cyprus vs United Kingdom: Life expectancy

Cyprus

81.65 years

in 2023

United Kingdom

81.3 years

in 2023

Cyprus rank

43rd

United Kingdom rank

46th

Life expectancy over time

Cyprus
United Kingdom

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 81.65 years against 81.3 years in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.35 years.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1895 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Cyprus ranks 43rd and United Kingdom ranks 46th of 236 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1890s	38.51 years	45.41 years	6.9 years	United Kingdom
1900s	45 years	49.92 years	4.92 years	United Kingdom
1910s	47.46 years	51.2 years	3.74 years	United Kingdom
1920s	48.46 years	58.42 years	9.96 years	United Kingdom
1930s	48.46 years	61.79 years	13.33 years	United Kingdom
1940s	53.46 years	64.04 years	10.58 years	United Kingdom
1950s	59.3 years	69.9 years	10.6 years	United Kingdom
1960s	65.05 years	71.33 years	6.28 years	United Kingdom
1970s	68.49 years	72.53 years	4.04 years	United Kingdom
1980s	74.32 years	74.56 years	0.2458 years	United Kingdom
1990s	76.66 years	76.61 years	0.0468 years	Cyprus
2000s	79.15 years	78.92 years	0.2256 years	Cyprus
2010s	81.28 years	80.98 years	0.2982 years	Cyprus
2020s	80.97 years	80.87 years	0.104 years	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Cyprus or United Kingdom?: Cyprus, at 81.65 years against 81.3 years in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Cyprus and United Kingdom?: 0.35 years, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and United Kingdom?: 80 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2023.
How do Cyprus and United Kingdom rank globally for life expectancy?: Cyprus ranks 43rd and United Kingdom ranks 46th 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.