Iceland vs New Zealand: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Iceland
3.35 years
in 2023
New Zealand
3.32 years
in 2023
Iceland rank
201st
New Zealand rank
202nd
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Iceland
- New Zealand
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 3.35 years against 3.32 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1948 it was New Zealand ahead.
Iceland ranks 201st and New Zealand ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.12 years | 3.13 years | 1.01 years | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 4.07 years | 4.29 years | 0.2272 years | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 4.53 years | 5.45 years | 0.9153 years | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 5.59 years | 6.09 years | 0.5011 years | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 5.35 years | 5.93 years | 0.5757 years | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 4.33 years | 5.34 years | 1.01 years | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 3.61 years | 4.27 years | 0.6541 years | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 3.14 years | 3.52 years | 0.375 years | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 3.36 years | 3.33 years | 0.0261 years | Iceland |
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 New Zealand?
- Iceland, at 3.35 years against 3.32 years in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Iceland and New Zealand?
- 0.03 years, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and New Zealand?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and New Zealand rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Iceland ranks 201st and New Zealand ranks 202nd 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.