Iceland vs Slovakia: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group
Iceland
0.6438
in 2018
Slovakia
0.5891
in 2017
Iceland rank
28th
Slovakia rank
29th
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group over time
- Iceland
- Slovakia
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.6438 against 0.5891 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.0547.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 28th and Slovakia ranks 29th of 33 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3412 | 0.1125 | 0.2286 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.2458 | 0.1654 | 0.0804 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.489 | 0.2337 | 0.2553 | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.7456 | 0.3361 | 0.4095 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.7753 | 0.393 | 0.3823 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.9307 | 0.4678 | 0.4629 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.989 | 0.5579 | 0.4311 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in life expectancy by age group, Iceland or Slovakia?
- Iceland, at 0.6438 against 0.5891 in Slovakia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gender gap in life expectancy by age group between Iceland and Slovakia?
- 0.0547, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Slovakia?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2017.
- How do Iceland and Slovakia rank globally for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
- Iceland ranks 28th and Slovakia ranks 29th 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.