Netherlands vs New Zealand: Life expectancy by sex
Netherlands
83.74 years
in 2023
New Zealand
83.77 years
in 2023
Netherlands rank
44th
New Zealand rank
42nd
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 83.77 years against 83.74 years in Netherlands, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 42nd 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 | 71.98 years | 70.78 years | 1.2 years | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 73.83 years | 72.59 years | 1.24 years | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 76.03 years | 74.26 years | 1.76 years | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 77.65 years | 75.42 years | 2.23 years | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 79.65 years | 77.11 years | 2.54 years | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 80.31 years | 79.53 years | 0.7794 years | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 81.5 years | 81.7 years | 0.1964 years | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 83.12 years | 83.26 years | 0.1431 years | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 83.33 years | 83.71 years | 0.3788 years | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Netherlands or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 83.77 years against 83.74 years in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Netherlands and New Zealand?
- 0.03 years, with New Zealand 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 life expectancy by sex?
- Netherlands ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.