Eritrea vs Iceland: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Eritrea
3.41 years
in 2023
Iceland
3.35 years
in 2023
Eritrea rank
198th
Iceland rank
201st
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Eritrea
- Iceland
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 3.41 years against 3.35 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.
Eritrea ranks 198th and Iceland ranks 201st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.35 years | 4.07 years | 1.72 years | Iceland |
| 1960s | 2.71 years | 4.53 years | 1.82 years | Iceland |
| 1970s | 4.22 years | 5.59 years | 1.37 years | Iceland |
| 1980s | 4.49 years | 5.35 years | 0.8681 years | Iceland |
| 1990s | 5.33 years | 4.33 years | 0.9926 years | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 2.79 years | 3.61 years | 0.822 years | Iceland |
| 2010s | 3.22 years | 3.14 years | 0.0751 years | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 3.55 years | 3.36 years | 0.1906 years | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Eritrea or Iceland?
- Eritrea, at 3.41 years against 3.35 years in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Eritrea and Iceland?
- 0.06 years, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Iceland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Iceland rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Eritrea ranks 198th 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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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.