Italy vs Spain: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group
Italy
1.2
in 2017
Spain
1.28
in 2018
Italy rank
4th
Spain rank
3rd
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.28 against 1.2 in Italy, a difference of 0.08.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1908 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 4th and Spain ranks 3rd of 33 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0231 | 0.0571 | 0.034 | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.0253 | 0.0533 | 0.028 | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.048 | 0.0947 | 0.0467 | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.0864 | 0.1275 | 0.0411 | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.0808 | 0.1956 | 0.1148 | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.173 | 0.2751 | 0.1021 | Spain |
| 1960s | 0.2478 | 0.357 | 0.1093 | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.4014 | 0.4346 | 0.0332 | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.6455 | 0.6346 | 0.0109 | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.931 | 0.8625 | 0.0685 | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.18 | 1.11 | 0.0705 | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.26 | 1.26 | 0.0038 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in life expectancy by age group, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.28 against 1.2 in Italy as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gender gap in life expectancy by age group between Italy and Spain?
- 0.08, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2017.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
- Italy ranks 4th and Spain ranks 3rd 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.