Netherlands vs Norway: Sex gap in life expectancy
Netherlands
3.2 years
in 2023
Norway
3.1 years
in 2023
Netherlands rank
215th
Norway rank
217th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Netherlands
- Norway
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3.2 years against 3.1 years in Norway, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Norway ahead.
Netherlands ranks 215th and Norway ranks 217th of 236 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.79 years | 3.14 years | 1.35 years | Norway |
| 1860s | 1.87 years | 2.86 years | 0.993 years | Norway |
| 1870s | 2.36 years | 3 years | 0.64 years | Norway |
| 1880s | 2.7 years | 2.5 years | 0.202 years | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 2.83 years | 3.57 years | 0.743 years | Norway |
| 1900s | 2.63 years | 2.87 years | 0.238 years | Norway |
| 1910s | 2.04 years | 3.27 years | 1.24 years | Norway |
| 1920s | 1.5 years | 2.65 years | 1.15 years | Norway |
| 1930s | 1.45 years | 3.08 years | 1.64 years | Norway |
| 1940s | 3.92 years | 4.53 years | 0.616 years | Norway |
| 1950s | 2.93 years | 3.84 years | 0.9068 years | Norway |
| 1960s | 4.89 years | 5.19 years | 0.2983 years | Norway |
| 1970s | 6.14 years | 6.32 years | 0.1857 years | Norway |
| 1980s | 6.57 years | 6.73 years | 0.1579 years | Norway |
| 1990s | 5.75 years | 5.88 years | 0.1356 years | Norway |
| 2000s | 4.49 years | 4.84 years | 0.3514 years | Norway |
| 2010s | 3.45 years | 3.84 years | 0.3984 years | Norway |
| 2020s | 3.29 years | 3.26 years | 0.0265 years | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Netherlands or Norway?
- Netherlands, at 3.2 years against 3.1 years in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Netherlands and Norway?
- 0.1 years, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Netherlands ranks 215th and Norway ranks 217th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.