Norway vs Sweden: Life expectancy at birth
Norway
83.31 years
in 2023
Sweden
83.26 years
in 2023
Norway rank
18th
Sweden rank
21st
Life expectancy at birth over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 83.31 years against 83.26 years in Sweden, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 73.04 years | 72.29 years | 0.7581 years | Norway |
| 1960s | 73.67 years | 73.74 years | 0.0642 years | Sweden |
| 1970s | 74.79 years | 75.02 years | 0.2254 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 76.1 years | 76.7 years | 0.5959 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 77.69 years | 78.63 years | 0.9408 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 79.87 years | 80.52 years | 0.6479 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 82.05 years | 82.17 years | 0.1199 years | Sweden |
| 2020s | 83.08 years | 82.94 years | 0.1363 years | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 83.31 years against 83.26 years in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.05 years, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for life expectancy at birth?
- Norway ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 21st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.