Australia vs Italy: Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita
Australia
83.92 years
in 2023
Italy
83.72 years
in 2023
Australia rank
10th
Italy rank
12th
Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Australia currently reports 83.92 years against 83.72 years in Italy, a difference of 0.2 years.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and Italy ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.82 years | 67.32 years | 2.5 years | Australia |
| 1960s | 70.87 years | 70.2 years | 0.6745 years | Australia |
| 1970s | 72.49 years | 72.77 years | 0.2799 years | Italy |
| 1980s | 75.51 years | 75.5 years | 0.0177 years | Australia |
| 1990s | 78.14 years | 78.02 years | 0.1192 years | Australia |
| 2000s | 80.76 years | 80.82 years | 0.0564 years | Italy |
| 2010s | 82.61 years | 82.7 years | 0.0891 years | Italy |
| 2020s | 83.48 years | 82.7 years | 0.7758 years | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita, Australia or Italy?
- Australia, at 83.92 years against 83.72 years in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita between Australia and Italy?
- 0.2 years, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for life expectancy at birth vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- Australia ranks 10th and Italy ranks 12th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. 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.