Iceland vs Iraq: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Iceland
3.35 years
in 2023
Iraq
3.3 years
in 2023
Iceland rank
201st
Iraq rank
203rd
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Iceland
- Iraq
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 3.35 years against 3.3 years in Iraq, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.
Iceland ranks 201st and Iraq ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.07 years | 7.2 years | 3.13 years | Iraq |
| 1960s | 4.53 years | 6.47 years | 1.94 years | Iraq |
| 1970s | 5.59 years | 5.5 years | 0.093 years | Iceland |
| 1980s | 5.35 years | 14.66 years | 9.3 years | Iraq |
| 1990s | 4.33 years | 6.47 years | 2.13 years | Iraq |
| 2000s | 3.61 years | 6.51 years | 2.9 years | Iraq |
| 2010s | 3.14 years | 4.17 years | 1.03 years | Iraq |
| 2020s | 3.36 years | 3.73 years | 0.375 years | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Iceland or Iraq?
- Iceland, at 3.35 years against 3.3 years in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Iceland and Iraq?
- 0.05 years, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Iraq?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Iraq rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Iceland ranks 201st and Iraq ranks 203rd 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.