France vs Spain: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45

France
5.01
in 2023
Spain
5.04
in 2023
France rank
65th
Spain rank
63rd

Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 over time

  • France
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 5.04 against 5.01 in France, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1908 it was France ahead.

France ranks 65th and Spain ranks 63rd of 236 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Spain Difference Ahead
1900s 2.79 1.44 1.34 France
1910s 2.94 1.82 1.13 France
1920s 3.04 2.69 0.341 France
1930s 3.87 3.63 0.244 France
1940s 4.22 4.19 0.03 France
1950s 4.75 3.47 1.27 France
1960s 5.72 3.97 1.75 France
1970s 6.36 4.6 1.77 France
1980s 6.78 5.26 1.52 France
1990s 6.66 5.8 0.864 France
2000s 6.2 5.74 0.4583 France
2010s 5.49 5.23 0.2591 France
2020s 5.27 5.21 0.0552 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, France or Spain?
Spain, at 5.04 against 5.01 in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 between France and Spain?
0.03, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
116 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2023.
How do France and Spain rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
France ranks 65th and Spain ranks 63rd 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.

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Indicator
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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