Which has higher life expectancy at birth, by sex, Gibraltar or Iceland?

Iceland, at 80.98 years against 80.92 years in Gibraltar as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, by sex between Gibraltar and Iceland?

0.06 years, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and Iceland?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gibraltar vs Iceland: Life expectancy at birth, by sex

Gibraltar

80.92 years

in 2023

Iceland

80.98 years

in 2023

Gibraltar rank

22nd

Iceland rank

20th

Life expectancy at birth, by sex over time

Gibraltar
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 80.98 years against 80.92 years in Gibraltar, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.

Gibraltar ranks 22nd and Iceland ranks 20th of 236 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gibraltar	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	63.16 years	70.37 years	7.21 years	Iceland
1960s	68.48 years	71.09 years	2.61 years	Iceland
1970s	70.26 years	72.24 years	1.98 years	Iceland
1980s	72.49 years	74.38 years	1.88 years	Iceland
1990s	76.03 years	76.32 years	0.2895 years	Iceland
2000s	78.79 years	78.89 years	0.1026 years	Iceland
2010s	79.97 years	80.57 years	0.5985 years	Iceland
2020s	80.01 years	80.76 years	0.7455 years	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, by sex, Gibraltar or Iceland?: Iceland, at 80.98 years against 80.92 years in Gibraltar as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, by sex between Gibraltar and Iceland?: 0.06 years, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and Iceland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gibraltar and Iceland rank globally for life expectancy at birth, by sex?: Gibraltar ranks 22nd and Iceland ranks 20th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.