Sweden vs Switzerland: Female to male life expectancy ratio
Sweden
1.04
in 2023
Switzerland
1.05
in 2023
Sweden rank
211th
Switzerland rank
209th
Female to male life expectancy ratio over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.05 against 1.04 in Sweden, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 211th and Switzerland ranks 209th of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.07 | 1.08 | 0.0108 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 0.0024 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.0103 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.0128 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 1.05 | 1.07 | 0.0166 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 1.04 | 1.05 | 0.0177 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 1.04 | 1.06 | 0.0281 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 1.04 | 1.07 | 0.0273 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 1.04 | 1.07 | 0.0286 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 1.06 | 1.08 | 0.0233 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.08 | 1.09 | 0.0103 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.08 | 1.09 | 0.0109 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.07 | 1.08 | 0.0158 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.0095 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 0.005 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.04 | 1.05 | 0.0058 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female to male life expectancy ratio, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.05 against 1.04 in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in female to male life expectancy ratio between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.01, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for female to male life expectancy ratio?
- Sweden ranks 211th and Switzerland ranks 209th 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.