Ethiopia vs Finland: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Ethiopia
5.54
in 2023
Finland
5.48
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
81st
Finland rank
83rd

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Finland
0102030187819502023

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 5.54 against 5.48 in Finland, a difference of 0.06.

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

Ethiopia ranks 81st and Finland ranks 83rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Finland Difference Ahead
1950s 6.13 6.16 0.0315 Finland
1960s 6.2 6.99 0.7951 Finland
1970s 6.35 8.4 2.05 Finland
1980s 4.35 8.13 3.78 Finland
1990s 1.26 7.45 6.19 Finland
2000s 1.86 6.76 4.9 Finland
2010s 4.2 5.78 1.58 Finland
2020s 5.53 5.53 0.007 Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Ethiopia or Finland?
Ethiopia, at 5.54 against 5.48 in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Ethiopia and Finland?
0.06, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Finland?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Finland rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
Ethiopia ranks 81st and Finland ranks 83rd of 236 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
Last refreshed