Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Cyprus

Cyprus: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 81.65 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
81.65 years
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
43rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
81.65 years
in 2023
All-time low
38.51 years
in 1895
Years of data
80
1895–2023

Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Cyprus, 1895–2023

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Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 81.65 years for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 80 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Cyprus peaked at 81.65 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.51 years, in 1895.

That places Cyprus 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1890s 38.51 years 38.51 years 38.51 years 1
1900s 45 years 45 years 45 years 1
1910s 47.46 years 47.46 years 47.46 years 1
1920s 48.46 years 48.46 years 48.46 years 1
1930s 48.46 years 48.46 years 48.46 years 1
1940s 53.46 years 53.46 years 53.46 years 1
1950s 59.3 years 55.83 years 62.31 years 10
1960s 65.05 years 61.78 years 67.6 years 10
1970s 68.49 years 54.55 years 72.18 years 10
1980s 74.32 years 72.84 years 75.84 years 10
1990s 76.66 years 76.04 years 77.57 years 10
2000s 79.15 years 77.9 years 80.37 years 10
2010s 81.28 years 80.63 years 81.56 years 10
2020s 80.97 years 80.43 years 81.65 years 4

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 40 Finland 81.91 years compare
  2. 41 Greece 81.86 years compare
  3. 42 Puerto Rico 81.69 years compare
  4. 44 Slovenia 81.6 years compare
  5. 45 Germany 81.38 years compare
  6. 46 United Kingdom 81.3 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Cyprus?
Life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Cyprus was 81.65 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 81.65 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 38.51 years in 1895.
How does Cyprus rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
Cyprus ranks 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cyprus data come from?
The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Unit
years
Source
Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
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Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.