Iceland vs Norway: Life expectancy at age 15
Iceland
92.03
in 2100
Norway
92.13
in 2100
Iceland rank
23rd
Norway rank
22nd
Life expectancy at age 15 over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 92.13 against 92.03 in Iceland, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 255 shared years of data; in 1846 it was Norway ahead.
Iceland ranks 23rd and Norway ranks 22nd of 229 countries.
Across the 27 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 58.38 | 61.43 | 3.05 | Norway |
| 1850s | 60.04 | 62.34 | 2.3 | Norway |
| 1860s | 52.81 | 62.74 | 9.93 | Norway |
| 1870s | 57.37 | 62.95 | 5.59 | Norway |
| 1880s | 57.67 | 63.69 | 6.02 | Norway |
| 1890s | 60.52 | 63.46 | 2.94 | Norway |
| 1900s | 61.91 | 64.68 | 2.77 | Norway |
| 1910s | 63.24 | 64.58 | 1.35 | Norway |
| 1920s | 64.5 | 67.6 | 3.1 | Norway |
| 1930s | 67.72 | 70.18 | 2.46 | Norway |
| 1940s | 70.91 | 72.1 | 1.19 | Norway |
| 1950s | 74.74 | 75.4 | 0.6632 | Norway |
| 1960s | 75.26 | 75.41 | 0.1435 | Norway |
| 1970s | 76.36 | 76 | 0.3604 | Iceland |
| 1980s | 77.79 | 77 | 0.7953 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 79.14 | 78.28 | 0.8578 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 81.15 | 80.28 | 0.8718 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 82.47 | 82.34 | 0.1329 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 83.22 | 83.74 | 0.5225 | Norway |
| 2030s | 84.57 | 85.05 | 0.4789 | Norway |
| 2040s | 85.77 | 86.24 | 0.4688 | Norway |
| 2050s | 86.92 | 87.36 | 0.4358 | Norway |
| 2060s | 88.04 | 88.41 | 0.3741 | Norway |
| 2070s | 89.15 | 89.46 | 0.3066 | Norway |
| 2080s | 90.29 | 90.5 | 0.2151 | Norway |
| 2090s | 91.41 | 91.56 | 0.1517 | Norway |
| 2100s | 92.03 | 92.13 | 0.101 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Iceland or Norway?
- Norway, at 92.13 against 92.03 in Iceland as of 2100.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Iceland and Norway?
- 0.1, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 255 years are reported by both, from 1846 to 2100.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?
- Iceland ranks 23rd and Norway ranks 22nd of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.