Finland vs South Africa: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Finland
4.86 years
in 2023
South Africa
4.9 years
in 2023
Finland rank
68th
South Africa rank
66th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Finland
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 4.9 years against 4.86 years in Finland, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 68th and South Africa ranks 66th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 7 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.83 years | 2.05 years | 2.79 years | Finland |
| 1960s | 5.54 years | 2.84 years | 2.69 years | Finland |
| 1970s | 6.85 years | 3.12 years | 3.72 years | Finland |
| 1980s | 6.78 years | 4.04 years | 2.74 years | Finland |
| 1990s | 6.15 years | 4.88 years | 1.27 years | Finland |
| 2000s | 5.73 years | 5.06 years | 0.6726 years | Finland |
| 2010s | 4.99 years | 5.41 years | 0.4195 years | South Africa |
| 2020s | 4.86 years | 4.69 years | 0.1668 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 South Africa?
- South Africa, at 4.9 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 South Africa?
- 0.04 years, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Finland and South Africa rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Finland ranks 68th and South Africa ranks 66th 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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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.