Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Bhutan or Iceland?

Bhutan, at 3.35 years against 3.35 years in Iceland as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Iceland?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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 at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Iceland: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages

Bhutan

3.35 years

in 2023

Iceland

3.35 years

in 2023

Bhutan rank

200th

Iceland rank

201st

Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time

Bhutan
Iceland

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 3.35 years against 3.35 years in Iceland, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.

Bhutan ranks 200th and Iceland ranks 201st of 236 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.66 years	4.07 years	2.4 years	Iceland
1960s	1.77 years	4.53 years	2.76 years	Iceland
1970s	1.78 years	5.59 years	3.81 years	Iceland
1980s	1.99 years	5.35 years	3.37 years	Iceland
1990s	2.33 years	4.33 years	2.01 years	Iceland
2000s	2.61 years	3.61 years	1 years	Iceland
2010s	2.87 years	3.14 years	0.2742 years	Iceland
2020s	3.27 years	3.36 years	0.0848 years	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Bhutan or Iceland?: Bhutan, at 3.35 years against 3.35 years in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Bhutan and Iceland?: 0 years, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Iceland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Iceland rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?: Bhutan ranks 200th and Iceland ranks 201st 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 at different ages. 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 at different ages
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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.