Switzerland vs Syria: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45

Switzerland
3.44
in 2023
Syria
3.5
in 2023
Switzerland rank
159th
Syria rank
157th

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

  • Switzerland
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 3.5 against 3.44 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.06.

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

Switzerland ranks 159th and Syria ranks 157th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 6 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland Syria Difference Ahead
1950s 3.36 2.64 0.7273 Switzerland
1960s 4.35 1.8 2.54 Switzerland
1970s 5.06 2.65 2.41 Switzerland
1980s 5.56 3.07 2.49 Switzerland
1990s 5.25 3.18 2.07 Switzerland
2000s 4.37 3.14 1.23 Switzerland
2010s 3.64 4.52 0.8753 Syria
2020s 3.63 3.66 0.0257 Syria

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, Switzerland or Syria?
Syria, at 3.5 against 3.44 in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 between Switzerland and Syria?
0.06, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Syria?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Switzerland and Syria rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
Switzerland ranks 159th and Syria ranks 157th 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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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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