Netherlands vs Norway: Sex ratio in life expectancy
Netherlands
1.04
in 2023
Norway
1.04
in 2023
Netherlands rank
223rd
Norway rank
225th
Sex ratio in life expectancy over time
- Netherlands
- Norway
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.04 against 1.04 in Norway, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Norway ahead.
Netherlands ranks 223rd and Norway ranks 225th of 236 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.0148 | Norway |
| 1860s | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.0101 | Norway |
| 1870s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 0.0003 | Norway |
| 1880s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 0.0141 | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 1.06 | 1.07 | 0.0095 | Norway |
| 1900s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 0.0004 | Norway |
| 1910s | 1.04 | 1.06 | 0.0216 | Norway |
| 1920s | 1.02 | 1.04 | 0.0191 | Norway |
| 1930s | 1.02 | 1.05 | 0.026 | Norway |
| 1940s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 0.0046 | Norway |
| 1950s | 1.04 | 1.05 | 0.0126 | Norway |
| 1960s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 0.0042 | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 0.0024 | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 0.0025 | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.08 | 1.08 | 0.0016 | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 0.0042 | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.04 | 1.05 | 0.0048 | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.04 | 1.04 | 0.001 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio in life expectancy, Netherlands or Norway?
- Netherlands, at 1.04 against 1.04 in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio in life expectancy between Netherlands and Norway?
- 0, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Netherlands ranks 223rd and Norway ranks 225th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.