Iceland vs Spain: Life expectancy at birth, male

Iceland
81.2 years
in 2024
Spain
81.4 years
in 2024
Iceland rank
17th
Spain rank
14th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Iceland
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 81.4 years against 81.2 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.2 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.

Globally, Iceland ranks 17th and Spain ranks 14th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.