Sweden vs Switzerland: Period versus cohort life expectancy
Sweden
83.83
in 2024
Switzerland
84.06
in 2023
Sweden rank
4th
Switzerland rank
3rd
Period versus cohort life expectancy over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 84.06 against 83.83 in Sweden, a difference of 0.23.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 41 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 13 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 46.66 | 40.64 | 6.02 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 49.75 | 44.28 | 5.47 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 52.18 | 47.14 | 5.04 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 55.26 | 50.19 | 5.07 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 57.04 | 53.78 | 3.26 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 61.71 | 59.14 | 2.57 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 64.56 | 62.56 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 68.8 | 65.77 | 3.03 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 72.29 | 70.02 | 2.26 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 73.73 | 72.09 | 1.65 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 75.01 | 74.46 | 0.558 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 76.7 | 76.67 | 0.028 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 78.63 | 78.58 | 0.056 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 80.52 | 81.06 | 0.538 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 82.17 | 83.03 | 0.861 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 82.94 | 83.58 | 0.6375 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher period versus cohort life expectancy, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 84.06 against 83.83 in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in period versus cohort life expectancy between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.23, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for period versus cohort life expectancy?
- Sweden ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Period versus cohort life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.