France vs Spain: Life expectancy at age 60, female

France
28.25 years
in 2024
Spain
27.98 years
in 2024
France rank
7th
Spain rank
9th

Life expectancy at age 60, female over time

  • France
  • Spain
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How they compare

France currently reports 28.25 years against 27.98 years in Spain, a difference of 0.27 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.

France ranks 7th and Spain ranks 9th of 215 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 20.07 years 19.57 years 0.5015 years France
1970s 21.41 years 20.72 years 0.6933 years France
1980s 23.08 years 22.77 years 0.3155 years France
1990s 24.87 years 24.33 years 0.5451 years France
2000s 26.3 years 25.81 years 0.49 years France
2010s 27.48 years 27.24 years 0.236 years France
2020s 27.75 years 27.4 years 0.3488 years France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at age 60, female, France or Spain?
France, at 28.25 years against 27.98 years in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at age 60, female between France and Spain?
0.27 years, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do France and Spain rank globally for life expectancy at age 60, female?
France ranks 7th and Spain ranks 9th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,975 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.