Netherlands vs Norway: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Netherlands
3.15 years
in 2023
Norway
3.05 years
in 2023
Netherlands rank
208th
Norway rank
210th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Netherlands
- Norway
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3.15 years against 3.05 years in Norway, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Norway ahead.
Netherlands ranks 208th and Norway ranks 210th of 236 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.813 years | 2.58 years | 1.77 years | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.723 years | 2.56 years | 1.84 years | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.865 years | 2.41 years | 1.55 years | Norway |
| 1880s | 1.21 years | 2.21 years | 0.992 years | Norway |
| 1890s | 1.48 years | 3.13 years | 1.65 years | Norway |
| 1900s | 1.2 years | 2.34 years | 1.14 years | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.802 years | 2.74 years | 1.94 years | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.147 years | 1.9 years | 1.76 years | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.462 years | 2.19 years | 1.72 years | Norway |
| 1940s | 3.12 years | 3.75 years | 0.635 years | Norway |
| 1950s | 2.39 years | 3.26 years | 0.8708 years | Norway |
| 1960s | 4.49 years | 4.76 years | 0.2719 years | Norway |
| 1970s | 5.87 years | 5.98 years | 0.115 years | Norway |
| 1980s | 6.41 years | 6.55 years | 0.1418 years | Norway |
| 1990s | 5.63 years | 5.78 years | 0.1503 years | Norway |
| 2000s | 4.41 years | 4.78 years | 0.374 years | Norway |
| 2010s | 3.38 years | 3.81 years | 0.4225 years | Norway |
| 2020s | 3.24 years | 3.21 years | 0.03 years | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Netherlands or Norway?
- Netherlands, at 3.15 years against 3.05 years in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Netherlands and Norway?
- 0.1 years, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Netherlands ranks 208th 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.