Maldives vs Norway: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Maldives
3.08 years
in 2023
Norway
3.05 years
in 2023
Maldives rank
209th
Norway rank
210th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Maldives
- Norway
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 3.08 years against 3.05 years in Norway, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Maldives ranks 209th and Norway ranks 210th of 236 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1006 years | 3.26 years | 3.16 years | Norway |
| 1960s | -0.3642 years | 4.76 years | 5.13 years | Norway |
| 1970s | -0.0754 years | 5.98 years | 6.06 years | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.7802 years | 6.55 years | 5.77 years | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.52 years | 5.78 years | 4.25 years | Norway |
| 2000s | 2.27 years | 4.78 years | 2.5 years | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.69 years | 3.81 years | 1.11 years | Norway |
| 2020s | 2.96 years | 3.21 years | 0.25 years | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Maldives or Norway?
- Maldives, at 3.08 years against 3.05 years in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Maldives and Norway?
- 0.03 years, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Norway rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Maldives ranks 209th and Norway ranks 210th 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.