Which has higher life expectancy, Poland or Slovakia?

Poland, at 78.63 against 78.34 in Slovakia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Slovakia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 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.

Poland

78.63

in 2023

Slovakia

78.34

in 2023

Poland rank

69th

Slovakia rank

72nd

Poland currently reports 78.63 against 78.34 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.29.

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

Poland ranks 69th and Slovakia ranks 72nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 4 and Slovakia in 4.

Decade	Poland	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	62.27	66.06	3.79	Slovakia
1960s	68.88	70.52	1.63	Slovakia
1970s	70.29	70.24	0.0441	Poland
1980s	70.69	70.77	0.0781	Slovakia
1990s	71.81	72.05	0.2472	Slovakia
2000s	74.93	74.17	0.7677	Poland
2010s	77.25	76.71	0.5412	Poland
2020s	77.2	76.71	0.4895	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher life expectancy, Poland or Slovakia?: Poland, at 78.63 against 78.34 in Slovakia as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Poland and Slovakia?: 0.29, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Slovakia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Poland and Slovakia rank globally for life expectancy?: Poland ranks 69th and Slovakia ranks 72nd 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.