Japan vs Norway: Female and male life expectancy at birth in years
Japan
81.69
in 2023
Norway
81.75
in 2023
Japan rank
11th
Norway rank
10th
Female and male life expectancy at birth in years over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 81.75 against 81.69 in Japan, a difference of 0.06.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Japan ranks 11th and Norway ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 62.23 | 71.13 | 8.9 | Norway |
| 1960s | 67.54 | 71.13 | 3.59 | Norway |
| 1970s | 71.49 | 71.7 | 0.2114 | Norway |
| 1980s | 74.77 | 72.8 | 1.96 | Japan |
| 1990s | 76.62 | 74.75 | 1.86 | Japan |
| 2000s | 78.61 | 77.41 | 1.21 | Japan |
| 2010s | 80.47 | 80.1 | 0.3715 | Japan |
| 2020s | 81.46 | 81.44 | 0.0202 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female and male life expectancy at birth in years, Japan or Norway?
- Norway, at 81.75 against 81.69 in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in years between Japan and Norway?
- 0.06, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for female and male life expectancy at birth in years?
- Japan ranks 11th and Norway ranks 10th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Female and male life expectancy at birth in years. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.