India vs Netherlands: Difference in male and female life expectancy

India
3.19
in 2023
Netherlands
3.15
in 2023
India rank
206th
Netherlands rank
208th

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • India
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

India currently reports 3.19 against 3.15 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.

India ranks 206th and Netherlands ranks 208th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Netherlands Difference Ahead
1950s -0.3067 2.39 2.7 Netherlands
1960s -0.2206 4.49 4.71 Netherlands
1970s 0.0387 5.87 5.83 Netherlands
1980s 2.06 6.41 4.35 Netherlands
1990s 2.84 5.63 2.78 Netherlands
2000s 3.49 4.41 0.9195 Netherlands
2010s 3.48 3.38 0.0943 India
2020s 3.27 3.24 0.0281 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, India or Netherlands?
India, at 3.19 against 3.15 in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between India and Netherlands?
0.04, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Netherlands?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do India and Netherlands rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
India ranks 206th and Netherlands ranks 208th 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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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
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