Sweden vs Switzerland: Gender gap in life expectancy by age group
Sweden
1.07
in 2019
Switzerland
1.09
in 2018
Sweden rank
10th
Switzerland rank
8th
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.09 against 1.07 in Sweden, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 143 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 8th of 33 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 8 and Switzerland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0995 | 0.0043 | 0.0952 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.0979 | 0.0061 | 0.0919 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.0912 | 0.0122 | 0.079 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.0887 | 0.022 | 0.0667 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.0833 | 0.0417 | 0.0416 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.079 | 0.052 | 0.0269 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.0691 | 0.0959 | 0.0268 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.0889 | 0.139 | 0.0501 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.1405 | 0.2033 | 0.0628 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.2704 | 0.2807 | 0.0103 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.5666 | 0.5075 | 0.0591 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.824 | 0.8078 | 0.0162 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1 | 1.03 | 0.0296 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 1.11 | 0.0636 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.04 | 1.13 | 0.0922 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in life expectancy by age group, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.09 against 1.07 in Sweden as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gender gap in life expectancy by age group between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.02, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 143 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2018.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for gender gap in life expectancy by age group?
- Sweden ranks 10th 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.