Switzerland vs Netherlands
Switzerland vs Netherlands: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 84 years in Switzerland and 82.2 years in Netherlands, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 1.8 years, or 1.02 times that in Netherlands.
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What the numbers say
- Switzerland has been higher since 1984, when it overtook Netherlands.
- In 2023, Switzerland ranked 9 and Netherlands ranked 31 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Switzerland at 92.8 years and Netherlands at 91.5 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
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| Year | Switzerland | Netherlands | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 84 | 82.2 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 83.2 | 81.9 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 83.7 | 81.4 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 83.1 | 81.4 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 83.8 | 82.1 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 83.6 | 81.8 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 83.4 | 81.7 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 83.5 | 81.6 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 82.9 | 81.5 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 83.1 | 81.7 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 82.7 | 81.3 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 82.6 | 81.1 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 82.6 | 81.1 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 82.3 | 80.8 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 82 | 80.7 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 82 | 80.4 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 81.7 | 80.3 | 69 |
| 2006 | 81.6 | 79.9 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 81.2 | 79.5 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 81.1 | 79.2 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 80.5 | 78.7 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 80.4 | 78.4 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 80.3 | 78.3 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 79.8 | 78.1 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 79.7 | 78 | 66 |
| 1998 | 79.5 | 78 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 79.2 | 77.9 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 79.1 | 77.6 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 78.6 | 77.6 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 78.5 | 77.5 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 78.2 | 77 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 77.9 | 77.4 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 77.7 | 77.2 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 77.4 | 77 | 64 |
| 1989 | 77.6 | 76.8 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 77.4 | 77 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 77.3 | 76.8 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 77 | 76.4 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 76.9 | 76.4 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 76.8 | 76.3 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 76.2 | 76.3 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 76.2 | 76.1 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 75.8 | 76 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 75.6 | 75.8 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 75.6 | 75.7 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 75.3 | 75.2 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 75.4 | 75.3 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 74.9 | 74.7 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 74.8 | 74.6 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 74.4 | 74.6 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 74.1 | 74.2 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 73.8 | 73.8 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 73.2 | 73.9 | 56 |
| 1970 | 73.1 | 73.6 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 72.7 | 73.6 | 56 |
| 1968 | 72.7 | 73.6 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 72.7 | 73.8 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 72.5 | 73.6 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 72.3 | 73.6 | 54 |
| 1964 | 72.2 | 73.7 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 71.3 | 73.4 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 71.3 | 73.2 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 71.7 | 73.6 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 71.4 | 73.4 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 71.5 | 73.2 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 71.3 | 73.1 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 70.5 | 73 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 70.2 | 72.5 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 70.1 | 72.5 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 70 | 72.4 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 69.5 | 71.7 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 69.6 | 72.1 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 68.7 | 71.5 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 68.9 | 71.4 | 46.4 |
| 1949 | 68 | 70.3 | – |
| 1948 | 67.3 | 71 | – |
| 1947 | 66.2 | 69.6 | – |
| 1946 | 66.1 | 67.5 | – |
| 1945 | 65.4 | 55.6 | – |
| 1944 | 64.9 | 61.3 | – |
| 1943 | 65.8 | 64.4 | – |
| 1942 | 65.6 | 65.8 | – |
| 1941 | 64.9 | 65.3 | – |
| 1940 | 63.5 | 65.4 | – |
| 1939 | 64 | 67.7 | – |
| 1938 | 63.8 | 67.4 | – |
| 1937 | 63.5 | 67 | – |
| 1936 | 63.1 | 66.7 | – |
| 1935 | 62.1 | 66.5 | – |
| 1934 | 62.8 | 66.6 | – |
| 1933 | 62.4 | 66 | – |
| 1932 | 61.2 | 65.4 | – |
| 1931 | 61.2 | 64.3 | – |
| 1930 | 61.4 | 64.7 | – |
| 1929 | 60.1 | 62.2 | – |
| 1928 | 60.4 | 63.7 | – |
| 1927 | 60.1 | 62.6 | – |
| 1926 | 60.6 | 63 | – |
| 1925 | 59.9 | 63.1 | – |
| 1924 | 59.5 | 62.9 | – |
| 1923 | 60 | 62 | – |
| 1922 | 58.5 | 59.8 | – |
| 1921 | 57.8 | 59.7 | – |
| 1920 | 54.5 | 58 | – |
| 1919 | 54.8 | 54.8 | – |
| 1918 | 46.3 | 47.6 | – |
| 1917 | 55.8 | 55.7 | – |
| 1916 | 56.5 | 56.2 | – |
| 1915 | 55.9 | 57.2 | – |
| 1914 | 55.1 | 57.2 | – |
| 1913 | 54.2 | 57.4 | – |
| 1912 | 54.4 | 57.1 | – |
| 1911 | 51.8 | 53.2 | – |
| 1910 | 52.9 | 55.1 | – |
| 1909 | 51.7 | 54.9 | – |
| 1908 | 52.3 | 52.8 | – |
| 1907 | 51.2 | 53.5 | – |
| 1906 | 50.8 | 52.8 | – |
| 1905 | 49.7 | 52.1 | – |
| 1904 | 49.2 | 50.9 | – |
| 1903 | 50.1 | 51.5 | – |
| 1902 | 50.4 | 50.7 | – |
| 1901 | 49 | 48.8 | – |
| 1900 | 47.6 | 48.5 | – |
| 1899 | 49.3 | 49.4 | – |
| 1898 | 48.3 | 49.1 | – |
| 1897 | 49.1 | 49.4 | – |
| 1896 | 48.9 | 48.6 | – |
| 1895 | 46.9 | 46.7 | – |
| 1894 | 45.9 | 47 | – |
| 1893 | 46.1 | 45.9 | – |
| 1892 | 47.2 | 44 | – |
| 1891 | 44.8 | 44.3 | – |
| 1890 | 45 | 44.4 | – |
| 1889 | 45.2 | 44.4 | – |
| 1888 | 46 | 44.2 | – |
| 1887 | 45.5 | 45 | – |
| 1886 | 44.8 | 42 | – |
| 1885 | 43.9 | 43.3 | – |
| 1884 | 45.1 | 41.3 | – |
| 1883 | 45 | 42.4 | – |
| 1882 | 43 | 43.8 | – |
| 1881 | 41.9 | 42.9 | – |
| 1880 | 42.5 | 40.4 | – |
| 1879 | 41.8 | 42 | – |
| 1878 | 40.6 | 41.1 | – |
| 1877 | 40 | 42.1 | – |
| 1876 | 40.2 | 40.5 | – |
| 1875 | – | 38.3 | – |
| 1874 | – | 41.3 | – |
| 1873 | – | 39.3 | – |
| 1872 | – | 36.5 | – |
| 1871 | – | 33 | – |
| 1870 | – | 37.5 | – |
| 1869 | – | 40.4 | – |
| 1868 | – | 37.8 | – |
| 1867 | – | 39.3 | – |
| 1866 | – | 33.7 | – |
| 1865 | – | 36.5 | – |
| 1864 | – | 37.7 | – |
| 1863 | – | 38.3 | – |
| 1862 | – | 38.4 | – |
| 1861 | – | 36.5 | – |
| 1860 | – | 37 | – |
| 1859 | – | 30.9 | – |
| 1858 | – | 34.8 | – |
| 1857 | – | 35.4 | – |
| 1856 | – | 38.5 | – |
| 1855 | – | 34.6 | – |
| 1854 | – | 38.7 | – |
| 1853 | – | 38.7 | – |
| 1852 | – | 38.7 | – |
| 1851 | – | 40.1 | – |
| 1850 | – | 39.8 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Our World in Data
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Switzerland | Netherlands | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 84.183.2–85 | 82.381.5–83.2 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 84.283.1–85.5 | 82.581.3–83.7 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 84.482.8–85.9 | 82.681.1–84.1 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 84.582.8–86.3 | 82.881–84.5 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 84.682.8–86.5 | 82.980.8–84.8 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 84.882.7–86.9 | 8380.8–85.1 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 84.982.6–87.2 | 83.280.7–85.5 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 8582.7–87.5 | 83.380.8–85.7 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 85.282.7–87.8 | 83.580.6–85.9 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 85.382.6–88 | 83.680.7–86.3 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 85.482.7–88.2 | 83.880.6–86.6 | 75 |
| 2035 | 85.582.6–88.6 | 83.980.6–86.8 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 85.782.6–88.8 | 84.180.7–87.2 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 85.882.6–89.2 | 84.280.6–87.4 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 85.982.7–89.3 | 84.380.6–87.6 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 8682.7–89.6 | 84.480.6–87.8 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 86.182.7–89.8 | 84.680.7–88.1 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 86.382.7–90 | 84.780.8–88.4 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 86.482.8–90.2 | 84.980.9–88.6 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 86.582.8–90.5 | 8581–88.7 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 86.682.9–90.6 | 85.181.1–89 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 86.783.1–90.8 | 85.281.1–89.1 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 86.883.1–91.1 | 85.481.3–89.3 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 8783.1–91.3 | 85.581.4–89.4 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 87.183–91.5 | 85.681.5–89.7 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 87.283–91.6 | 85.781.6–89.8 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 87.383.2–91.9 | 85.981.7–90.1 | 77 |
| 2051 | 87.483.2–92.1 | 8681.8–90.3 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 87.583.2–92.3 | 86.182–90.6 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 87.783.2–92.6 | 86.282–90.8 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 87.883.3–92.9 | 86.482.2–91 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 87.983.3–93 | 86.582.2–91.2 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 8883.4–93.1 | 86.682.2–91.5 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 88.183.3–93.2 | 86.782.3–91.6 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 88.283.5–93.3 | 86.882.4–91.8 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 88.383.4–93.5 | 8782.3–92.1 | 78 |
| 2060 | 88.583.6–93.6 | 87.182.3–92.2 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 88.683.7–93.9 | 87.282.4–92.4 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 88.783.6–94.1 | 87.382.6–92.7 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 88.883.7–94.2 | 87.482.7–92.8 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 88.983.7–94.3 | 87.582.6–93 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 8983.8–94.5 | 87.782.7–93.2 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 89.183.7–94.7 | 87.882.7–93.4 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 89.283.7–94.9 | 87.982.8–93.5 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 89.383.8–95.1 | 8882.9–93.8 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 89.484–95.3 | 88.182.9–94 | 79 |
| 2070 | 89.583.9–95.5 | 88.282.9–94 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 89.784–95.5 | 88.383.1–94.3 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 89.884.1–95.8 | 88.483.2–94.4 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 89.984.2–96 | 88.583.4–94.8 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 9084.2–96.1 | 88.783.4–94.8 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 90.184.2–96.1 | 88.883.3–94.9 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 90.284.2–96.1 | 88.983.6–95.1 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 90.384.5–96.4 | 8983.5–95.1 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 90.484.4–96.5 | 89.183.5–95.2 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 90.584.5–96.7 | 89.283.7–95.3 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 90.684.7–97.1 | 89.383.7–95.6 | 80 |
| 2081 | 90.884.6–97.3 | 89.483.7–95.7 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 90.984.7–97.3 | 89.583.8–95.9 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 9184.7–97.5 | 89.783.8–96.2 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 91.184.8–97.7 | 89.883.9–96.2 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 91.284.8–97.7 | 89.984–96.5 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 91.385–97.9 | 9084–96.6 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 91.485.2–98.2 | 90.184.2–96.7 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 91.585.3–98.4 | 90.284.4–97.1 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 91.685.3–98.6 | 90.384.4–97.1 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 91.785.3–98.7 | 90.484.5–97.4 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 91.885.5–99.1 | 90.584.5–97.5 | 81 |
| 2092 | 9285.4–99.1 | 90.784.6–97.7 | 81 |
| 2093 | 92.185.5–99.3 | 90.884.8–97.6 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 92.285.6–99.5 | 90.984.7–97.8 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 92.385.6–99.6 | 9184.7–98 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 92.485.7–99.9 | 91.184.8–98.1 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 92.585.8–99.9 | 91.284.8–98.1 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 92.685.9–100 | 91.384.7–98.2 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 92.786–100.1 | 91.484.8–98.4 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 92.886.1–100.2 | 91.584.8–98.6 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Switzerland vs Netherlands
Health
- Child mortalitySwitzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Netherlands: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySwitzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSwitzerland: 96.7% in 2022Netherlands: 100% in 2022
- DepressionSwitzerland: 3.71% in 2017Netherlands: 4.03% in 2017
- Suicide rateSwitzerland: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Netherlands: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSwitzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023Netherlands: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthSwitzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023Netherlands: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSwitzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023Netherlands: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSwitzerland: 85.7% in 2025Netherlands: 95.9% in 2025
- Median ageSwitzerland: 42.3 years in 2023Netherlands: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSwitzerland: 19.6% in 2023Netherlands: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateSwitzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Netherlands: 8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSwitzerland: 0.76% of GDP in 2025Netherlands: 2.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSwitzerland: $7.15B in 2025Netherlands: $27B in 2025
- Military spending per personSwitzerland: $849 in 2025Netherlands: $1,582 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSwitzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025Netherlands: 4.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSwitzerland: 20,000 people in 2020Netherlands: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerSwitzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022Netherlands: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSwitzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020Netherlands: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSwitzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023Netherlands: 824 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSwitzerland: 129 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 601 million TIV in 2025