Bulgaria vs Iceland: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group
Bulgaria
0.4277
in 2017
Iceland
0.6438
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
31st
Iceland rank
28th
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group over time
- Bulgaria
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.6438 against 0.4277 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2161.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.5 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Iceland ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 31st and Iceland ranks 28th of 33 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0435 | 0.1536 | 0.1101 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 0.0756 | 0.3412 | 0.2655 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.1061 | 0.2458 | 0.1397 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.1522 | 0.489 | 0.3367 | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.212 | 0.7456 | 0.5337 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.2386 | 0.7753 | 0.5367 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.2817 | 0.9307 | 0.649 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.3715 | 0.989 | 0.6176 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in life expectancy by age group, Bulgaria or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.6438 against 0.4277 in Bulgaria as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gender gap in life expectancy by age group between Bulgaria and Iceland?
- 0.2161, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Iceland?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2017.
- How do Bulgaria and Iceland rank globally for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st and Iceland ranks 28th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in life expectancy by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.