Finland vs Switzerland: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group
Finland
1.16
in 2019
Switzerland
1.09
in 2018
Finland rank
5th
Switzerland rank
8th
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group over time
- Finland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.16 against 1.09 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.07.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 8th of 33 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0454 | 0.003 | 0.0425 | Finland |
| 1880s | 0.0465 | 0.0061 | 0.0405 | Finland |
| 1890s | 0.0633 | 0.0122 | 0.051 | Finland |
| 1900s | 0.0639 | 0.022 | 0.0419 | Finland |
| 1910s | 0.0595 | 0.0417 | 0.0179 | Finland |
| 1920s | 0.0618 | 0.052 | 0.0098 | Finland |
| 1930s | 0.0211 | 0.0959 | 0.0747 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.0762 | 0.139 | 0.0628 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.1248 | 0.2033 | 0.0785 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.1364 | 0.2807 | 0.1444 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.3533 | 0.5075 | 0.1543 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.5741 | 0.8078 | 0.2337 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.7165 | 1.03 | 0.3143 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.9516 | 1.11 | 0.1611 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.11 | 1.13 | 0.0249 | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Finland, at 1.16 against 1.09 in Switzerland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gender gap in life expectancy by age group between Finland and Switzerland?
- 0.07, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Switzerland?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2018.
- How do Finland and Switzerland rank globally for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
- Finland ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 8th 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.