What is the difference in remaining life expectancy at different ages between Netherlands and New Zealand?

0.07 years, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Netherlands vs New Zealand: Remaining life expectancy at different ages

Netherlands

82.16 years

in 2023

New Zealand

82.09 years

in 2023

Netherlands rank

34th

New Zealand rank

36th

Remaining life expectancy at different ages over time

Netherlands
New Zealand

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 82.16 years against 82.09 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 34th and New Zealand ranks 36th of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 6 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1940s	70.67 years	68.88 years	1.79 years	Netherlands
1950s	72.35 years	70.14 years	2.2 years	Netherlands
1960s	73.54 years	71.22 years	2.32 years	Netherlands
1970s	74.54 years	72.12 years	2.43 years	Netherlands
1980s	76.38 years	74 years	2.38 years	Netherlands
1990s	77.51 years	76.81 years	0.6983 years	Netherlands
2000s	79.34 years	79.57 years	0.2219 years	New Zealand
2010s	81.46 years	81.5 years	0.0429 years	New Zealand
2020s	81.7 years	82.01 years	0.3096 years	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher remaining life expectancy at different ages, Netherlands or New Zealand?: Netherlands, at 82.16 years against 82.09 years in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in remaining life expectancy at different ages between Netherlands and New Zealand?: 0.07 years, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and New Zealand?: 76 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and New Zealand rank globally for remaining life expectancy at different ages?: Netherlands ranks 34th and New Zealand ranks 36th 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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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: 28 August 2026

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