Japan vs Switzerland: Life expectancy at birth, total
Japan
84.04 years
in 2023
Switzerland
84.06 years
in 2023
Japan rank
7th
Switzerland rank
6th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 84.06 years against 84.04 years in Japan, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.07 years | 74.34 years | 0.2633 years | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 77.46 years | 76.53 years | 0.9285 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 79.71 years | 78.43 years | 1.28 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 82.03 years | 81.04 years | 0.9901 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 83.59 years | 83.13 years | 0.4552 years | Japan |
| 2020s | 84.26 years | 83.6 years | 0.6577 years | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Japan or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 84.06 years against 84.04 years in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Japan and Switzerland?
- 0.02 years, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Japan ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release