Ethiopia vs Finland: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Ethiopia
5.54 years
in 2023
Finland
5.48 years
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
81st
Finland rank
83rd
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Ethiopia
- Finland
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 5.54 years against 5.48 years in Finland, a difference of 0.06 years.
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 years | 6.16 years | 0.0315 years | Finland |
| 1960s | 6.2 years | 6.99 years | 0.7951 years | Finland |
| 1970s | 6.35 years | 8.4 years | 2.05 years | Finland |
| 1980s | 4.35 years | 8.13 years | 3.78 years | Finland |
| 1990s | 1.26 years | 7.45 years | 6.19 years | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.86 years | 6.76 years | 4.9 years | Finland |
| 2010s | 4.2 years | 5.78 years | 1.58 years | Finland |
| 2020s | 5.53 years | 5.53 years | 0.007 years | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Ethiopia or Finland?
- Ethiopia, at 5.54 years against 5.48 years in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Ethiopia and Finland?
- 0.06 years, 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 sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Ethiopia ranks 81st and Finland ranks 83rd 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.