Which has higher life expectancy, France or Guernsey?

France, at 83.33 years against 83.27 years in Guernsey as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Guernsey?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 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.

France vs Guernsey: Life expectancy

France

83.33 years

in 2023

Guernsey

83.27 years

in 2023

France rank

17th

Guernsey rank

20th

Life expectancy over time

France
Guernsey

How they compare

France currently reports 83.33 years against 83.27 years in Guernsey, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guernsey ahead.

France ranks 17th and Guernsey ranks 20th of 236 countries.

Guernsey has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Guernsey	Difference	Ahead
1950s	68.15 years	72.77 years	4.63 years	Guernsey
1960s	71.02 years	73.27 years	2.25 years	Guernsey
1970s	72.95 years	73.64 years	0.6877 years	Guernsey
1980s	75.33 years	75.78 years	0.4433 years	Guernsey
1990s	77.8 years	77.94 years	0.144 years	Guernsey
2000s	80.17 years	80.53 years	0.3586 years	Guernsey
2010s	82.16 years	82.68 years	0.5186 years	Guernsey
2020s	82.58 years	82.92 years	0.344 years	Guernsey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, France or Guernsey?: France, at 83.33 years against 83.27 years in Guernsey as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between France and Guernsey?: 0.06 years, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Guernsey?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do France and Guernsey rank globally for life expectancy?: France ranks 17th and Guernsey ranks 20th 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

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: 06 August 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.