India vs Netherlands: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
India
3.19 years
in 2023
Netherlands
3.15 years
in 2023
India rank
206th
Netherlands rank
208th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- India
- Netherlands
How they compare
India currently reports 3.19 years against 3.15 years in Netherlands, a difference of 0.04 years.
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 years | 2.39 years | 2.7 years | Netherlands |
| 1960s | -0.2206 years | 4.49 years | 4.71 years | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.0387 years | 5.87 years | 5.83 years | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 2.06 years | 6.41 years | 4.35 years | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 2.84 years | 5.63 years | 2.78 years | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 3.49 years | 4.41 years | 0.9195 years | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 3.48 years | 3.38 years | 0.0943 years | India |
| 2020s | 3.27 years | 3.24 years | 0.0281 years | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, India or Netherlands?
- India, at 3.19 years against 3.15 years in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between India and Netherlands?
- 0.04 years, 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 sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- India ranks 206th and Netherlands ranks 208th 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.