Iceland vs India: Sex ratio in life expectancy
Iceland
1.04
in 2023
India
1.04
in 2023
Iceland rank
215th
India rank
213th
Sex ratio in life expectancy over time
- Iceland
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1.04 against 1.04 in Iceland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 215th and India ranks 213th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.06 | 0.9677 | 0.0952 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 1.07 | 0.974 | 0.0982 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1.08 | 0.9827 | 0.0997 | Iceland |
| 1980s | 1.07 | 1.01 | 0.063 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1.06 | 1.03 | 0.0321 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 0.0055 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.04 | 1.05 | 0.0063 | India |
| 2020s | 1.04 | 1.05 | 0.0016 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Iceland or India?
- India, at 1.04 against 1.04 in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Iceland and India?
- 0, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and India?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and India rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Iceland ranks 215th and India ranks 213th 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.