How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Singapore?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 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.

Iceland vs Singapore: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males

Iceland

80.98 years

in 2023

Singapore

81.24 years

in 2023

Iceland rank

20th

Singapore rank

17th

Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males over time

Iceland
Singapore

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 81.24 years against 80.98 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.26 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 20th and Singapore ranks 17th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 7 and Singapore in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1950s	70.37 years	56.4 years	13.97 years	Iceland
1960s	71.09 years	63.63 years	7.47 years	Iceland
1970s	72.24 years	67.08 years	5.16 years	Iceland
1980s	74.38 years	70.27 years	4.1 years	Iceland
1990s	76.32 years	73.17 years	3.14 years	Iceland
2000s	78.89 years	77.03 years	1.86 years	Iceland
2010s	80.57 years	80.41 years	0.156 years	Iceland
2020s	80.76 years	80.98 years	0.2231 years	Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males, Iceland or Singapore?: Singapore, at 81.24 years against 80.98 years in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males between Iceland and Singapore?: 0.26 years, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Singapore?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Singapore rank globally for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males?: Iceland ranks 20th and Singapore ranks 17th 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.