Kuwait vs Norway: Female to male life expectancy ratio

Kuwait
1.03
in 2023
Norway
1.04
in 2023
Kuwait rank
228th
Norway rank
225th

Female to male life expectancy ratio over time

  • Kuwait
  • Norway
00.250.50.751184619342023

How they compare

Norway currently reports 1.04 against 1.03 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 228th and Norway ranks 225th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Norway Difference Ahead
1950s 1.08 1.05 0.027 Kuwait
1960s 1.06 1.07 0.0126 Norway
1970s 1.07 1.09 0.0226 Norway
1980s 1.07 1.09 0.0242 Norway
1990s 1.06 1.08 0.0166 Norway
2000s 1.05 1.06 0.0096 Norway
2010s 1.04 1.05 0.0118 Norway
2020s 1.04 1.04 0.0017 Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female to male life expectancy ratio, Kuwait or Norway?
Norway, at 1.04 against 1.03 in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in female to male life expectancy ratio between Kuwait and Norway?
0.01, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Norway?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Norway rank globally for female to male life expectancy ratio?
Kuwait ranks 228th and Norway ranks 225th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Female to male life expectancy ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Female to male life expectancy ratio
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed