Norway vs Sweden: Life expectancy of women vs. men
Norway
84.85 years
in 2023
Sweden
85.1 years
in 2023
Norway rank
28th
Sweden rank
27th
Life expectancy of women vs. men over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 85.1 years against 84.85 years in Norway, a difference of 0.25 years.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 74.97 years | 73.85 years | 1.12 years | Norway |
| 1960s | 76.32 years | 75.93 years | 0.3886 years | Norway |
| 1970s | 78.02 years | 77.96 years | 0.0598 years | Norway |
| 1980s | 79.53 years | 79.73 years | 0.2005 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 80.63 years | 81.24 years | 0.607 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 82.25 years | 82.62 years | 0.3784 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 83.95 years | 83.96 years | 0.0162 years | Sweden |
| 2020s | 84.7 years | 84.73 years | 0.0345 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy of women vs. men, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 85.1 years against 84.85 years in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy of women vs. men between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.25 years, with Sweden 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 of women vs. men?
- Norway ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 27th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.