Luxembourg vs Norway: Sex gap in life expectancy
Luxembourg
3.27 years
in 2023
Norway
3.1 years
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
214th
Norway rank
217th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Luxembourg
- Norway
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 3.27 years against 3.1 years in Norway, a difference of 0.17 years.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 214th and Norway ranks 217th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.76 years | 3.84 years | 0.9244 years | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 5.88 years | 5.19 years | 0.6901 years | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 6.59 years | 6.32 years | 0.2676 years | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 6.23 years | 6.73 years | 0.4981 years | Norway |
| 1990s | 5.6 years | 5.88 years | 0.2821 years | Norway |
| 2000s | 4.59 years | 4.84 years | 0.2512 years | Norway |
| 2010s | 3.53 years | 3.84 years | 0.3157 years | Norway |
| 2020s | 3.24 years | 3.26 years | 0.0268 years | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Luxembourg or Norway?
- Luxembourg, at 3.27 years against 3.1 years in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Luxembourg and Norway?
- 0.17 years, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and Norway rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Luxembourg ranks 214th 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.