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

Iceland, at 84.51 years against 84.34 years in Slovenia as of 2023.

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

0.17 years, with Iceland ahead.

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

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.

Iceland vs Slovenia: Female life expectancy at birth

Iceland

84.51 years

in 2023

Slovenia

84.34 years

in 2023

Iceland rank

32nd

Slovenia rank

34th

Female life expectancy at birth over time

Iceland
Slovenia

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 84.51 years against 84.34 years in Slovenia, a difference of 0.17 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 32nd and Slovenia ranks 34th of 236 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Slovenia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	74.79 years	68.03 years	6.76 years	Iceland
1960s	76.22 years	72.03 years	4.19 years	Iceland
1970s	78.18 years	74.61 years	3.57 years	Iceland
1980s	79.86 years	75.94 years	3.93 years	Iceland
1990s	80.8 years	78.11 years	2.69 years	Iceland
2000s	82.61 years	80.88 years	1.73 years	Iceland
2010s	83.76 years	83.15 years	0.6092 years	Iceland
2020s	84.28 years	83.61 years	0.6765 years	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female life expectancy at birth, Iceland or Slovenia?: Iceland, at 84.51 years against 84.34 years in Slovenia as of 2023.
What is the difference in female life expectancy at birth between Iceland and Slovenia?: 0.17 years, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Slovenia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Slovenia rank globally for female life expectancy at birth?: Iceland ranks 32nd and Slovenia ranks 34th 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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