Which has higher life expectancy, Italy or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 83.95 against 83.72 in Italy as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?

148 years are reported by both, from 1876 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.

Italy

83.72

in 2023

Switzerland

83.95

in 2023

Italy rank

12th

Switzerland rank

9th

Switzerland currently reports 83.95 against 83.72 in Italy, a difference of 0.23.

Across all 148 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 236 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Decade	Italy	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1870s	34.26	40.64	6.39	Switzerland
1880s	35.76	44.28	8.52	Switzerland
1890s	40.58	47.14	6.56	Switzerland
1900s	43.86	50.19	6.33	Switzerland
1910s	42.67	53.78	11.11	Switzerland
1920s	50.79	59.14	8.35	Switzerland
1930s	55.99	62.56	6.57	Switzerland
1940s	56.87	65.77	8.9	Switzerland
1950s	67.32	70.02	2.7	Switzerland
1960s	70.2	72.09	1.89	Switzerland
1970s	72.77	74.46	1.69	Switzerland
1980s	75.5	76.67	1.17	Switzerland
1990s	78.02	78.58	0.5568	Switzerland
2000s	80.82	81.06	0.2411	Switzerland
2010s	82.7	83.03	0.3316	Switzerland
2020s	82.7	83.47	0.7625	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher life expectancy, Italy or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 83.95 against 83.72 in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Italy and Switzerland?: 0.23, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?: 148 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2023.
How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for life expectancy?: Italy ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 9th 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.