Which has higher life expectancy, Greece or Slovenia?

Greece, at 81.86 years against 81.6 years in Slovenia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Slovenia?

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.

Greece vs Slovenia: Life expectancy

Greece

81.86 years

in 2023

Slovenia

81.6 years

in 2023

Greece rank

41st

Slovenia rank

44th

Life expectancy over time

Greece
Slovenia

How they compare

Greece currently reports 81.86 years against 81.6 years in Slovenia, a difference of 0.26 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 41st and Slovenia ranks 44th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Slovenia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	68.02 years	65.48 years	2.54 years	Greece
1960s	71.06 years	68.71 years	2.35 years	Greece
1970s	73.49 years	70.76 years	2.74 years	Greece
1980s	75.88 years	71.97 years	3.91 years	Greece
1990s	77.86 years	74.26 years	3.59 years	Greece
2000s	79.44 years	77.28 years	2.16 years	Greece
2010s	80.97 years	80.25 years	0.7181 years	Greece
2020s	80.97 years	80.8 years	0.1684 years	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Greece or Slovenia?: Greece, at 81.86 years against 81.6 years in Slovenia as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Greece and Slovenia?: 0.26 years, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Slovenia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Greece and Slovenia rank globally for life expectancy?: Greece ranks 41st and Slovenia ranks 44th 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.