New Caledonia vs Poland: Life expectancy
New Caledonia
78.77 years
in 2023
Poland
78.63 years
in 2023
New Caledonia rank
67th
Poland rank
69th
Life expectancy over time
- New Caledonia
- Poland
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 78.77 years against 78.63 years in Poland, a difference of 0.14 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 67th and Poland ranks 69th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.29 years | 62.27 years | 13.98 years | Poland |
| 1960s | 55.75 years | 68.88 years | 13.14 years | Poland |
| 1970s | 62.81 years | 70.29 years | 7.47 years | Poland |
| 1980s | 67.53 years | 70.69 years | 3.16 years | Poland |
| 1990s | 71.2 years | 71.81 years | 0.6085 years | Poland |
| 2000s | 74.72 years | 74.93 years | 0.2176 years | Poland |
| 2010s | 76.97 years | 77.25 years | 0.2774 years | Poland |
| 2020s | 77.66 years | 77.2 years | 0.4593 years | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, New Caledonia or Poland?
- New Caledonia, at 78.77 years against 78.63 years in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between New Caledonia and Poland?
- 0.14 years, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Poland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do New Caledonia and Poland rank globally for life expectancy?
- New Caledonia ranks 67th and Poland ranks 69th 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
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.