Japan vs Spain: Life Expectancy at Birth
Japan
84.04
in 2024
Spain
83.89
in 2024
Japan rank
10th
Spain rank
12th
Life Expectancy at Birth over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Japan currently reports 84.04 against 83.89 in Spain, a difference of 0.15.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and Spain ranks 12th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.07 | 70.39 | 0.3183 | Spain |
| 1970s | 74.07 | 73.23 | 0.8469 | Japan |
| 1980s | 77.46 | 76.23 | 1.23 | Japan |
| 1990s | 79.71 | 77.88 | 1.83 | Japan |
| 2000s | 82.03 | 80.19 | 1.84 | Japan |
| 2010s | 83.59 | 82.95 | 0.6352 | Japan |
| 2020s | 84.22 | 83.27 | 0.9427 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Japan or Spain?
- Japan, at 84.04 against 83.89 in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Japan and Spain?
- 0.15, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for life expectancy at birth?
- Japan ranks 10th and Spain ranks 12th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.