Iceland vs Norway: Life expectancy at birth, female
Iceland
84.5 years
in 2024
Norway
84.8 years
in 2024
Iceland rank
30th
Norway rank
27th
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 84.8 years against 84.5 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.3 years.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Iceland ranks 30th and Norway ranks 27th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.31 years | 76.32 years | 0.0112 years | Norway |
| 1970s | 78.48 years | 78.03 years | 0.451 years | Iceland |
| 1980s | 80.2 years | 79.53 years | 0.67 years | Iceland |
| 1990s | 81.1 years | 80.64 years | 0.464 years | Iceland |
| 2000s | 82.99 years | 82.27 years | 0.72 years | Iceland |
| 2010s | 84.21 years | 84.02 years | 0.19 years | Iceland |
| 2020s | 84.28 years | 84.64 years | 0.36 years | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Iceland or Norway?
- Norway, at 84.8 years against 84.5 years in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Iceland and Norway?
- 0.3 years, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Iceland ranks 30th and Norway ranks 27th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.