How many years of comparable data are there for France and New Zealand?

76 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs New Zealand: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males

France

80.43 years

in 2023

New Zealand

80.41 years

in 2023

France rank

29th

New Zealand rank

31st

Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males over time

France
New Zealand

How they compare

France currently reports 80.43 years against 80.41 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1948 it was New Zealand ahead.

France ranks 29th and New Zealand ranks 31st of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1940s	62.44 years	67.12 years	4.68 years	New Zealand
1950s	64.99 years	67.87 years	2.88 years	New Zealand
1960s	67.42 years	68.39 years	0.9658 years	New Zealand
1970s	69.05 years	69 years	0.0532 years	France
1980s	71.26 years	70.97 years	0.2964 years	France
1990s	73.77 years	74.05 years	0.2788 years	New Zealand
2000s	76.54 years	77.34 years	0.7957 years	New Zealand
2010s	78.98 years	79.69 years	0.7009 years	New Zealand
2020s	79.55 years	80.32 years	0.7731 years	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males, France or New Zealand?: France, at 80.43 years against 80.41 years in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males between France and New Zealand?: 0.02 years, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and New Zealand?: 76 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2023.
How do France and New Zealand rank globally for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males?: France ranks 29th and New Zealand ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among males, in a given year.