Ireland vs Italy: Sex ratio in life expectancy
Ireland
1.05
in 2023
Italy
1.05
in 2023
Ireland rank
194th
Italy rank
193rd
Sex ratio in life expectancy over time
- Ireland
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.05 against 1.05 in Ireland, a difference of 0.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 194th and Italy ranks 193rd of 236 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.017 | Italy |
| 1960s | 1.06 | 1.08 | 0.0214 | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.08 | 1.09 | 0.0154 | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.08 | 1.09 | 0.011 | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.08 | 1.09 | 0.0099 | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.06 | 1.07 | 0.0068 | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.006 | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.0078 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Ireland or Italy?
- Italy, at 1.05 against 1.05 in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Ireland and Italy?
- 0, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Italy?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Italy rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Ireland ranks 194th and Italy ranks 193rd 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.