Ecuador vs Finland: Sex gap in life expectancy
Ecuador
5.48 years
in 2023
Finland
5.5 years
in 2023
Ecuador rank
94th
Finland rank
93rd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Ecuador
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 5.5 years against 5.48 years in Ecuador, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.
Ecuador ranks 94th and Finland ranks 93rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.53 years | 6.65 years | 3.12 years | Finland |
| 1960s | 4.38 years | 7.33 years | 2.95 years | Finland |
| 1970s | 4.91 years | 8.63 years | 3.73 years | Finland |
| 1980s | 5.07 years | 8.25 years | 3.18 years | Finland |
| 1990s | 6.31 years | 7.5 years | 1.19 years | Finland |
| 2000s | 6.27 years | 6.82 years | 0.5556 years | Finland |
| 2010s | 5.25 years | 5.8 years | 0.5495 years | Finland |
| 2020s | 6.2 years | 5.55 years | 0.646 years | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Ecuador or Finland?
- Finland, at 5.5 years against 5.48 years in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Ecuador and Finland?
- 0.02 years, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Finland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Finland rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Ecuador ranks 94th and Finland ranks 93rd 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.