Kuwait vs Norway: Sex ratio in life expectancy
Kuwait
1.03
in 2023
Norway
1.04
in 2023
Kuwait rank
228th
Norway rank
225th
Sex ratio in life expectancy over time
- Kuwait
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.04 against 1.03 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 228th and Norway ranks 225th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.08 | 1.05 | 0.027 | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 1.06 | 1.07 | 0.0126 | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.07 | 1.09 | 0.0226 | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.07 | 1.09 | 0.0242 | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.06 | 1.08 | 0.0166 | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.0096 | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.04 | 1.05 | 0.0118 | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.04 | 1.04 | 0.0017 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Kuwait or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.04 against 1.03 in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Kuwait and Norway?
- 0.01, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Norway rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Kuwait ranks 228th and Norway ranks 225th 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.