Equatorial Guinea vs Norway: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Equatorial Guinea
2.98 years
in 2023
Norway
3.05 years
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
213th
Norway rank
210th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 3.05 years against 2.98 years in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 213th and Norway ranks 210th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.98 years | 3.26 years | 2.71 years | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | 6.05 years | 4.76 years | 1.29 years | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 7.04 years | 5.98 years | 1.06 years | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 5.1 years | 6.55 years | 1.45 years | Norway |
| 1990s | 2.61 years | 5.78 years | 3.17 years | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.97 years | 4.78 years | 2.81 years | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.47 years | 3.81 years | 1.34 years | Norway |
| 2020s | 3.03 years | 3.21 years | 0.1811 years | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Equatorial Guinea or Norway?
- Norway, at 3.05 years against 2.98 years in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Equatorial Guinea and Norway?
- 0.07 years, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Norway rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 213th and Norway ranks 210th 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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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.