Norway vs Sweden: Life expectancy at age 15
Norway
92.13
in 2100
Sweden
92.23
in 2100
Norway rank
22nd
Sweden rank
19th
Life expectancy at age 15 over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 92.23 against 92.13 in Norway, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 255 shared years of data; in 1846 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 19th of 229 countries.
Across the 27 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 10 and Sweden in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 61.43 | 59.23 | 2.2 | Norway |
| 1850s | 62.34 | 59.12 | 3.22 | Norway |
| 1860s | 62.74 | 61.61 | 1.12 | Norway |
| 1870s | 62.95 | 62.5 | 0.457 | Norway |
| 1880s | 63.69 | 64.21 | 0.524 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 63.46 | 64.7 | 1.24 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 64.68 | 65.47 | 0.795 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 64.58 | 65.23 | 0.644 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 67.6 | 68.13 | 0.53 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 70.18 | 69.48 | 0.697 | Norway |
| 1940s | 72.1 | 71.92 | 0.178 | Norway |
| 1950s | 75.4 | 74.23 | 1.17 | Norway |
| 1960s | 75.41 | 75.21 | 0.1907 | Norway |
| 1970s | 76 | 76.02 | 0.0232 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 77 | 77.4 | 0.397 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 78.28 | 79.14 | 0.8584 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 80.28 | 80.88 | 0.5994 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 82.34 | 82.46 | 0.121 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 83.74 | 83.69 | 0.051 | Norway |
| 2030s | 85.05 | 85.04 | 0.0077 | Norway |
| 2040s | 86.24 | 86.25 | 0.0123 | Sweden |
| 2050s | 87.36 | 87.38 | 0.0189 | Sweden |
| 2060s | 88.41 | 88.47 | 0.0614 | Sweden |
| 2070s | 89.46 | 89.57 | 0.1124 | Sweden |
| 2080s | 90.5 | 90.62 | 0.119 | Sweden |
| 2090s | 91.56 | 91.66 | 0.1019 | Sweden |
| 2100s | 92.13 | 92.23 | 0.098 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 92.23 against 92.13 in Norway as of 2100.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.1, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 255 years are reported by both, from 1846 to 2100.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?
- Norway ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 19th 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.