Norway vs Sweden: Life expectancy at different ages
Norway
83.31
in 2023
Sweden
83.26
in 2023
Norway rank
18th
Sweden rank
21st
Life expectancy at different ages over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 83.31 against 83.26 in Sweden, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 178 shared years of data; in 1846 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 10 and Sweden in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 46.47 | 42.95 | 3.52 | Norway |
| 1850s | 49.97 | 42.02 | 7.95 | Norway |
| 1860s | 48.06 | 44.95 | 3.11 | Norway |
| 1870s | 49.71 | 46.77 | 2.94 | Norway |
| 1880s | 50.39 | 49.75 | 0.637 | Norway |
| 1890s | 51.6 | 52.18 | 0.585 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 55.78 | 55.26 | 0.519 | Norway |
| 1910s | 57 | 57.04 | 0.033 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 61.96 | 61.71 | 0.246 | Norway |
| 1930s | 65.67 | 64.56 | 1.11 | Norway |
| 1940s | 67.96 | 68.8 | 0.831 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 73.04 | 72.29 | 0.7582 | Norway |
| 1960s | 73.67 | 73.73 | 0.064 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 74.79 | 75.02 | 0.2253 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 76.1 | 76.7 | 0.596 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 77.69 | 78.63 | 0.9409 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 79.87 | 80.52 | 0.6479 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 82.05 | 82.17 | 0.1199 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 83.07 | 82.94 | 0.1361 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at different ages, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 83.31 against 83.26 in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at different ages between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.05, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 178 years are reported by both, from 1846 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for life expectancy at different ages?
- Norway ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 21st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.