India vs Norway: Sex gap in life expectancy
India
3.08 years
in 2023
Norway
3.1 years
in 2023
India rank
218th
Norway rank
217th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- India
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 3.1 years against 3.08 years in India, a difference of 0.02 years.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
India ranks 218th and Norway ranks 217th of 236 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.42 years | 3.84 years | 5.26 years | Norway |
| 1960s | -1.22 years | 5.19 years | 6.41 years | Norway |
| 1970s | -0.8773 years | 6.32 years | 7.2 years | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.6193 years | 6.73 years | 6.11 years | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.6 years | 5.88 years | 4.29 years | Norway |
| 2000s | 2.65 years | 4.84 years | 2.19 years | Norway |
| 2010s | 3.1 years | 3.84 years | 0.7394 years | Norway |
| 2020s | 3.12 years | 3.26 years | 0.1431 years | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, India or Norway?
- Norway, at 3.1 years against 3.08 years in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between India and Norway?
- 0.02 years, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do India and Norway rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- India ranks 218th and Norway ranks 217th 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.