Finland vs France: Sex ratio in life expectancy
Finland
1.07
in 2023
France
1.07
in 2023
Finland rank
120th
France rank
119th
Sex ratio in life expectancy over time
- Finland
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 1.07 against 1.07 in Finland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 146 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 120th and France ranks 119th of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 9 and France in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 0.0017 | Finland |
| 1880s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 0.0088 | Finland |
| 1890s | 1.06 | 1.07 | 0.0064 | France |
| 1900s | 1.07 | 1.08 | 0.0133 | France |
| 1910s | 1.13 | 1.39 | 0.2558 | France |
| 1920s | 1.1 | 1.08 | 0.0171 | Finland |
| 1930s | 1.11 | 1.1 | 0.0055 | Finland |
| 1940s | 1.29 | 1.17 | 0.1213 | Finland |
| 1950s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0094 | Finland |
| 1960s | 1.11 | 1.11 | 0.0054 | Finland |
| 1970s | 1.13 | 1.11 | 0.0145 | Finland |
| 1980s | 1.12 | 1.11 | 0.0025 | Finland |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 1.11 | 0.0055 | France |
| 2000s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 0.0027 | France |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 1.08 | 0.0044 | France |
| 2020s | 1.07 | 1.08 | 0.0048 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Finland or France?
- France, at 1.07 against 1.07 in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Finland and France?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and France?
- 146 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2023.
- How do Finland and France rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Finland ranks 120th and France ranks 119th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.