Norway vs Sweden: Life expectancy vs. health spending

Norway
83.31 years
in 2023
Sweden
83.26 years
in 2023
Norway rank
18th
Sweden rank
21st

Life expectancy vs. health spending over time

  • Norway
  • Sweden
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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 vs. health spending, Norway or Sweden?
Norway, at 83.31 years against 83.26 years in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending?
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 vs. health spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.