Which has higher female life expectancy at birth, Finland or Iceland?

Finland, at 84.67 years against 84.51 years in Iceland as of 2023.

What is the difference in female life expectancy at birth between Finland and Iceland?

0.16 years, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Iceland?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Iceland: Female life expectancy at birth

Finland

84.67 years

in 2023

Iceland

84.51 years

in 2023

Finland rank

30th

Iceland rank

32nd

Female life expectancy at birth over time

Finland
Iceland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 84.67 years against 84.51 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.16 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.

Finland ranks 30th and Iceland ranks 32nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	70.3 years	74.79 years	4.5 years	Iceland
1960s	72.93 years	76.22 years	3.29 years	Iceland
1970s	75.94 years	78.18 years	2.24 years	Iceland
1980s	78.53 years	79.86 years	1.34 years	Iceland
1990s	80.04 years	80.8 years	0.757 years	Iceland
2000s	82.23 years	82.61 years	0.3838 years	Iceland
2010s	83.92 years	83.76 years	0.1612 years	Finland
2020s	84.48 years	84.28 years	0.2015 years	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female life expectancy at birth, Finland or Iceland?: Finland, at 84.67 years against 84.51 years in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in female life expectancy at birth between Finland and Iceland?: 0.16 years, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Iceland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Finland and Iceland rank globally for female life expectancy at birth?: Finland ranks 30th and Iceland ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Female life expectancy at birth
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: 28 August 2026

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