Norway vs Sweden: Poverty vs life expectancy
Norway
83.31
in 2023
Sweden
83.26
in 2023
Norway rank
18th
Sweden rank
21st
Poverty vs life expectancy 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 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 | 72.29 | 0.7581 | Norway |
| 1960s | 73.67 | 73.74 | 0.0642 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 74.79 | 75.02 | 0.2254 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 76.1 | 76.7 | 0.5959 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 77.69 | 78.63 | 0.9408 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 79.87 | 80.52 | 0.6479 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 82.05 | 82.17 | 0.1199 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 83.08 | 82.94 | 0.1363 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher poverty vs life expectancy, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 83.31 against 83.26 in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in poverty vs life expectancy between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.05, 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 poverty vs life expectancy?
- Norway ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 21st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Poverty vs life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.