Finland vs Italy: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group
Finland
1.16
in 2019
Italy
1.2
in 2017
Finland rank
5th
Italy rank
4th
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group over time
- Finland
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.2 against 1.16 in Finland, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 140 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 5th and Italy ranks 4th of 33 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and Italy in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0454 | -0.0123 | 0.0577 | Finland |
| 1880s | 0.0465 | -0.0268 | 0.0733 | Finland |
| 1890s | 0.0633 | 0.0035 | 0.0597 | Finland |
| 1900s | 0.0639 | 0.0233 | 0.0406 | Finland |
| 1910s | 0.0595 | 0.0253 | 0.0343 | Finland |
| 1920s | 0.0618 | 0.048 | 0.0138 | Finland |
| 1930s | 0.0211 | 0.0864 | 0.0653 | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.0762 | 0.0808 | 0.0047 | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.1248 | 0.173 | 0.0482 | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.1364 | 0.2478 | 0.1114 | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.3533 | 0.4014 | 0.0481 | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.5741 | 0.6455 | 0.0714 | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.7165 | 0.931 | 0.2145 | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.9516 | 1.18 | 0.2333 | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.11 | 1.26 | 0.1522 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in life expectancy by age group, Finland or Italy?
- Italy, at 1.2 against 1.16 in Finland as of 2017.
- What is the difference in gender gap in life expectancy by age group between Finland and Italy?
- 0.04, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Italy?
- 140 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2017.
- How do Finland and Italy rank globally for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
- Finland ranks 5th and Italy ranks 4th 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.