Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Finland or Réunion?

Finland, at 4.86 years against 4.79 years in Réunion as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Finland and Réunion?

0.07 years, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Réunion?

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 Réunion: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Finland

4.86 years

in 2023

Réunion

4.79 years

in 2023

Finland rank

68th

Réunion rank

69th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Finland
Réunion

How they compare

Finland currently reports 4.86 years against 4.79 years in Réunion, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Réunion ahead.

Finland ranks 68th and Réunion ranks 69th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Réunion in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Réunion	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.83 years	6.92 years	2.09 years	Réunion
1960s	5.54 years	6.46 years	0.9274 years	Réunion
1970s	6.85 years	6.28 years	0.5685 years	Finland
1980s	6.78 years	6.53 years	0.2504 years	Finland
1990s	6.15 years	6.55 years	0.4018 years	Réunion
2000s	5.73 years	6.32 years	0.5864 years	Réunion
2010s	4.99 years	5.45 years	0.4653 years	Réunion
2020s	4.86 years	4.96 years	0.0993 years	Réunion

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 Réunion?: Finland, at 4.86 years against 4.79 years in Réunion as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Finland and Réunion?: 0.07 years, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Réunion?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Finland and Réunion rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Finland ranks 68th and Réunion ranks 69th 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.