Which has higher life expectancy, Guernsey or Norway?

Norway, at 83.31 years against 83.27 years in Guernsey as of 2023.

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

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.

Guernsey vs Norway: Life expectancy

Guernsey

83.27 years

in 2023

Norway

83.31 years

in 2023

Guernsey rank

20th

Norway rank

18th

Life expectancy over time

Guernsey
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 83.31 years against 83.27 years in Guernsey, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 24 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.

Guernsey ranks 20th and Norway ranks 18th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guernsey averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guernsey	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1950s	72.77 years	73.04 years	0.2718 years	Norway
1960s	73.27 years	73.67 years	0.4024 years	Norway
1970s	73.64 years	74.79 years	1.15 years	Norway
1980s	75.78 years	76.1 years	0.3246 years	Norway
1990s	77.94 years	77.69 years	0.247 years	Guernsey
2000s	80.53 years	79.87 years	0.6565 years	Guernsey
2010s	82.68 years	82.05 years	0.63 years	Guernsey
2020s	82.92 years	83.07 years	0.1505 years	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Guernsey or Norway?: Norway, at 83.31 years against 83.27 years in Guernsey as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Guernsey and Norway?: 0.04 years, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guernsey and Norway?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guernsey and Norway rank globally for life expectancy?: Guernsey ranks 20th and Norway ranks 18th 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.