Denmark vs Norway: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group
Denmark
0.9677
in 2019
Norway
1.04
in 2018
Denmark rank
15th
Norway rank
13th
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.04 against 0.9677 in Denmark, a difference of 0.0723.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1846 it was Norway ahead.
Denmark ranks 15th and Norway ranks 13th of 33 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.0408 | 0.0384 | 0.0024 | Denmark |
| 1850s | 0.0466 | 0.077 | 0.0304 | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.0644 | 0.0865 | 0.0221 | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.0552 | 0.0706 | 0.0154 | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.0793 | 0.0863 | 0.007 | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.0778 | 0.1021 | 0.0243 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.1006 | 0.1028 | 0.0022 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.0713 | 0.1179 | 0.0466 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.0539 | 0.1226 | 0.0688 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.046 | 0.1383 | 0.0923 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.0732 | 0.1475 | 0.0743 | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.1089 | 0.1575 | 0.0486 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.2337 | 0.2723 | 0.0386 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.4959 | 0.449 | 0.0469 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.6884 | 0.7388 | 0.0504 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.7923 | 0.9431 | 0.1508 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.8926 | 1.1 | 0.2099 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.9701 | 1.1 | 0.1314 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in life expectancy by age group, Denmark or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.04 against 0.9677 in Denmark as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gender gap in life expectancy by age group between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.0723, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1846 to 2018.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
- Denmark ranks 15th and Norway ranks 13th 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.