Finland vs Slovenia: Sex gap in life expectancy

Finland
5.5 years
in 2023
Slovenia
5.44 years
in 2023
Finland rank
93rd
Slovenia rank
95th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

  • Finland
  • Slovenia
0510152025187819502023

How they compare

Finland currently reports 5.5 years against 5.44 years in Slovenia, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 93rd and Slovenia ranks 95th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Slovenia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Slovenia Difference Ahead
1950s 6.65 years 5.37 years 1.28 years Finland
1960s 7.33 years 6.93 years 0.4035 years Finland
1970s 8.63 years 7.97 years 0.6641 years Finland
1980s 8.25 years 8.12 years 0.1348 years Finland
1990s 7.5 years 7.87 years 0.3669 years Slovenia
2000s 6.82 years 7.36 years 0.5365 years Slovenia
2010s 5.8 years 5.9 years 0.1051 years Slovenia
2020s 5.55 years 5.56 years 0.0123 years Slovenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Finland or Slovenia?
Finland, at 5.5 years against 5.44 years in Slovenia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Finland and Slovenia?
0.06 years, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Slovenia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Finland and Slovenia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
Finland ranks 93rd and Slovenia ranks 95th 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
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.