Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Finland or Hong Kong, China?

Hong Kong, China, at 4.88 years against 4.86 years in Finland as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Finland and Hong Kong, China?

0.02 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Hong Kong, China?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Hong Kong, China: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Finland

4.86 years

in 2023

Hong Kong, China

4.88 years

in 2023

Finland rank

68th

Hong Kong, China rank

67th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Finland
Hong Kong, China

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 4.88 years against 4.86 years in Finland, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Finland ranks 68th and Hong Kong, China ranks 67th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and Hong Kong, China in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Hong Kong, China	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.83 years	8.37 years	3.53 years	Hong Kong, China
1960s	5.54 years	6.67 years	1.13 years	Hong Kong, China
1970s	6.85 years	5.95 years	0.8954 years	Finland
1980s	6.78 years	5.1 years	1.68 years	Finland
1990s	6.15 years	5.29 years	0.8617 years	Finland
2000s	5.73 years	5.38 years	0.3497 years	Finland
2010s	4.99 years	5.38 years	0.3902 years	Hong Kong, China
2020s	4.86 years	4.23 years	0.6328 years	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Finland or Hong Kong, China?: Hong Kong, China, at 4.88 years against 4.86 years in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Finland and Hong Kong, China?: 0.02 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Hong Kong, China?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Finland and Hong Kong, China rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Finland ranks 68th and Hong Kong, China ranks 67th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.