Norway vs Sweden: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group
Norway
1.04
in 2018
Sweden
1.07
in 2019
Norway rank
13th
Sweden rank
10th
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.07 against 1.04 in Norway, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 49 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1846 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 10th of 33 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 13 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.0384 | 0.0331 | 0.0053 | Norway |
| 1850s | 0.077 | 0.0351 | 0.0418 | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.0865 | 0.0627 | 0.0238 | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.0706 | 0.0807 | 0.01 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.0863 | 0.0979 | 0.0116 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.1021 | 0.0912 | 0.0109 | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.1028 | 0.0887 | 0.0141 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.1179 | 0.0833 | 0.0346 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.1226 | 0.079 | 0.0437 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.1383 | 0.0691 | 0.0692 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.1475 | 0.0889 | 0.0586 | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.1575 | 0.1405 | 0.017 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.2723 | 0.2704 | 0.0018 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.449 | 0.5666 | 0.1176 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.7388 | 0.824 | 0.0852 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.9431 | 1 | 0.0581 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 1.05 | 0.0533 | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 1.04 | 0.0599 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in life expectancy by age group, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.07 against 1.04 in Norway as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gender gap in life expectancy by age group between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.03, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1846 to 2018.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
- Norway ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 10th 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.