France vs Japan: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group
France
1.45
in 2018
Japan
2.06
in 2019
France rank
2nd
Japan rank
1st
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.06 against 1.45 in France, a difference of 0.61.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1947 it was France ahead.
France ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 1st of 33 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.2376 | 0.1188 | 0.1189 | France |
| 1950s | 0.3089 | 0.2023 | 0.1066 | France |
| 1960s | 0.4247 | 0.3053 | 0.1195 | France |
| 1970s | 0.5786 | 0.4459 | 0.1328 | France |
| 1980s | 0.8429 | 0.7644 | 0.0785 | France |
| 1990s | 1.15 | 1.28 | 0.1336 | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.37 | 1.88 | 0.5051 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.46 | 2.07 | 0.6108 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in life expectancy by age group, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.06 against 1.45 in France as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gender gap in life expectancy by age group between France and Japan?
- 0.61, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2018.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
- France ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 1st 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.