Which has higher remaining life expectancy at different ages, Denmark or Greece?

Denmark, at 81.93 years against 81.86 years in Greece as of 2023.

What is the difference in remaining life expectancy at different ages between Denmark and Greece?

0.07 years, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Greece?

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Greece: Remaining life expectancy at different ages

Denmark

81.93 years

in 2023

Greece

81.86 years

in 2023

Denmark rank

39th

Greece rank

41st

Remaining life expectancy at different ages over time

Denmark
Greece

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 81.93 years against 81.86 years in Greece, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 39th and Greece ranks 41st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Greece in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Greece	Difference	Ahead
1950s	71.47 years	68.02 years	3.45 years	Denmark
1960s	72.61 years	71.06 years	1.55 years	Denmark
1970s	73.9 years	73.49 years	0.4027 years	Denmark
1980s	74.56 years	75.88 years	1.32 years	Greece
1990s	75.6 years	77.86 years	2.26 years	Greece
2000s	77.85 years	79.44 years	1.58 years	Greece
2010s	80.52 years	80.97 years	0.446 years	Greece
2020s	81.55 years	80.97 years	0.5843 years	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher remaining life expectancy at different ages, Denmark or Greece?: Denmark, at 81.93 years against 81.86 years in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in remaining life expectancy at different ages between Denmark and Greece?: 0.07 years, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Greece?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Greece rank globally for remaining life expectancy at different ages?: Denmark ranks 39th and Greece ranks 41st 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Remaining life expectancy at different ages
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: 07 August 2026

The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.