Albania vs Sweden: Sex gap in life expectancy
Albania
3.72 years
in 2023
Sweden
3.66 years
in 2023
Albania rank
196th
Sweden rank
198th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Albania
- Sweden
How they compare
Albania currently reports 3.72 years against 3.66 years in Sweden, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 196th and Sweden ranks 198th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.06 years | 3.11 years | 1.95 years | Albania |
| 1960s | 5.17 years | 4.31 years | 0.8674 years | Albania |
| 1970s | 5.5 years | 5.74 years | 0.2373 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 6.45 years | 5.97 years | 0.4825 years | Albania |
| 1990s | 6.71 years | 5.24 years | 1.47 years | Albania |
| 2000s | 5.66 years | 4.29 years | 1.37 years | Albania |
| 2010s | 4.32 years | 3.62 years | 0.698 years | Albania |
| 2020s | 4.23 years | 3.58 years | 0.6519 years | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Albania or Sweden?
- Albania, at 3.72 years against 3.66 years in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Albania and Sweden?
- 0.06 years, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Albania and Sweden rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Albania ranks 196th and Sweden ranks 198th 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. 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.