Finland vs France: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45
Finland
4.86
in 2023
France
5.01
in 2023
Finland rank
68th
France rank
65th
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Finland
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 5.01 against 4.86 in Finland, a difference of 0.15.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 146 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 68th and France ranks 65th of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 9 and France in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.95 | 1.36 | 0.585 | Finland |
| 1880s | 1.86 | 1.49 | 0.374 | Finland |
| 1890s | 2.08 | 1.75 | 0.332 | Finland |
| 1900s | 2.48 | 2.52 | 0.041 | France |
| 1910s | 3.66 | 2.94 | 0.719 | Finland |
| 1920s | 3.87 | 3.04 | 0.835 | Finland |
| 1930s | 4.06 | 3.87 | 0.191 | Finland |
| 1940s | 5.11 | 4.22 | 0.885 | Finland |
| 1950s | 4.83 | 4.75 | 0.0882 | Finland |
| 1960s | 5.54 | 5.72 | 0.1791 | France |
| 1970s | 6.85 | 6.36 | 0.482 | Finland |
| 1980s | 6.78 | 6.78 | 0.0028 | France |
| 1990s | 6.15 | 6.66 | 0.5091 | France |
| 2000s | 5.73 | 6.2 | 0.4643 | France |
| 2010s | 4.99 | 5.49 | 0.5015 | France |
| 2020s | 4.86 | 5.27 | 0.41 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45, Finland or France?
- France, at 5.01 against 4.86 in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 between Finland and France?
- 0.15, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and France?
- 146 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2023.
- How do Finland and France rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Finland ranks 68th and France ranks 65th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.