Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Bhutan or Sweden?

Bhutan, at 3.66 years against 3.66 years in Sweden as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sweden?

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Sweden: Sex gap in life expectancy

Bhutan

3.66 years

in 2023

Sweden

3.66 years

in 2023

Bhutan rank

197th

Sweden rank

198th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Bhutan
Sweden

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 3.66 years against 3.66 years in Sweden, a difference of 0 years.

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

Bhutan ranks 197th and Sweden ranks 198th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.84 years	3.11 years	1.27 years	Sweden
1960s	1.91 years	4.31 years	2.39 years	Sweden
1970s	1.88 years	5.74 years	3.85 years	Sweden
1980s	2.14 years	5.97 years	3.83 years	Sweden
1990s	2.61 years	5.24 years	2.63 years	Sweden
2000s	3.04 years	4.29 years	1.25 years	Sweden
2010s	3.25 years	3.62 years	0.3709 years	Sweden
2020s	3.59 years	3.58 years	0.0096 years	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Bhutan or Sweden?: Bhutan, at 3.66 years against 3.66 years in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Bhutan and Sweden?: 0 years, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sweden?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Sweden rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Bhutan ranks 197th 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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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy
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.