Spain vs Switzerland: Survival ages across the population

Spain
38.61
in 2023
Switzerland
37.96
in 2023
Spain rank
2nd
Switzerland rank
4th

Survival ages across the population over time

  • Spain
  • Switzerland
010203040187619492023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 38.61 against 37.96 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.65.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1908 it was Switzerland ahead.

Spain ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 4th of 41 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Switzerland Difference Ahead
1900s 0.06 0.095 0.035 Switzerland
1910s 0.066 0.119 0.053 Switzerland
1920s 0.072 0.187 0.115 Switzerland
1930s 0.084 0.257 0.173 Switzerland
1940s 0.111 0.325 0.214 Switzerland
1950s 0.203 0.825 0.622 Switzerland
1960s 0.37 3.48 3.11 Switzerland
1970s 5.05 12.61 7.56 Switzerland
1980s 17.97 19.27 1.3 Switzerland
1990s 23.02 22.6 0.427 Spain
2000s 29.67 28.92 0.746 Spain
2010s 38.35 36.93 1.43 Spain
2020s 38.4 37.42 0.98 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival ages across the population, Spain or Switzerland?
Spain, at 38.61 against 37.96 in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in survival ages across the population between Spain and Switzerland?
0.65, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
116 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2023.
How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for survival ages across the population?
Spain ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 4th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Survival ages across the population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Survival ages across the population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
41 places, 3,817 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed