Iceland vs Iraq: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Iceland
3.35
in 2023
Iraq
3.3
in 2023
Iceland rank
201st
Iraq rank
203rd

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Iceland
  • Iraq
051015183819302023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 3.35 against 3.3 in Iraq, a difference of 0.05.

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 7.2 3.13 Iraq
1960s 4.53 6.47 1.94 Iraq
1970s 5.59 5.5 0.093 Iceland
1980s 5.35 14.66 9.3 Iraq
1990s 4.33 6.47 2.13 Iraq
2000s 3.61 6.51 2.9 Iraq
2010s 3.14 4.17 1.03 Iraq
2020s 3.36 3.73 0.375 Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Iceland or Iraq?
Iceland, at 3.35 against 3.3 in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Iceland and Iraq?
0.05, 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 difference in male and female life expectancy?
Iceland ranks 201st and Iraq ranks 203rd 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