Congo vs Norway: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Congo
3.04
in 2023
Norway
3.05
in 2023
Congo rank
204th
Norway rank
203rd

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Congo
  • Norway
02.557.510184619342023

How they compare

Norway currently reports 3.05 against 3.04 in Congo, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.

Congo ranks 204th and Norway ranks 203rd of 229 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Norway Difference Ahead
1950s 2.25 3.26 1.01 Norway
1960s 2.57 4.76 2.19 Norway
1970s 3.01 5.98 2.98 Norway
1980s 2.88 6.55 3.67 Norway
1990s 2.18 5.78 3.59 Norway
2000s 0.7232 4.78 4.06 Norway
2010s 2.42 3.81 1.39 Norway
2020s 2.98 3.21 0.2294 Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Congo or Norway?
Norway, at 3.05 against 3.04 in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Congo and Norway?
0.01, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Norway?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo and Norway rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
Congo ranks 204th and Norway ranks 203rd of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in male and female life expectancy
Source
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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