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

Finland, at 4.86 years against 4.76 years in Singapore as of 2023.

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

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 Singapore: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Finland

4.86 years

in 2023

Singapore

4.76 years

in 2023

Finland rank

68th

Singapore rank

71st

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Finland
Singapore

How they compare

Finland currently reports 4.86 years against 4.76 years in Singapore, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.

Finland ranks 68th and Singapore ranks 71st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.83 years	7.59 years	2.75 years	Singapore
1960s	5.54 years	6.26 years	0.7201 years	Singapore
1970s	6.85 years	5.36 years	1.49 years	Finland
1980s	6.78 years	4.81 years	1.97 years	Finland
1990s	6.15 years	4.69 years	1.46 years	Finland
2000s	5.73 years	5.06 years	0.6772 years	Finland
2010s	4.99 years	4.11 years	0.8793 years	Finland
2020s	4.86 years	4.67 years	0.1926 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 Singapore?: Finland, at 4.86 years against 4.76 years in Singapore as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Finland and Singapore?: 0.1 years, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Singapore?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Finland and Singapore rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Finland ranks 68th and Singapore ranks 71st 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.