Canada vs Finland: Life expectation at birth by sex
Canada
84.83
in 2023
Finland
84.66
in 2023
Canada rank
29th
Finland rank
30th
Life expectation at birth by sex over time
- Canada
- Finland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 84.83 against 84.66 in Finland, a difference of 0.17.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 29th and Finland ranks 30th of 229 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 9 and Finland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 59.22 | 54.8 | 4.42 | Canada |
| 1930s | 63.24 | 58.7 | 4.54 | Canada |
| 1940s | 67.6 | 62.34 | 5.26 | Canada |
| 1950s | 72.33 | 70.3 | 2.04 | Canada |
| 1960s | 75.07 | 72.93 | 2.14 | Canada |
| 1970s | 77.3 | 75.94 | 1.36 | Canada |
| 1980s | 79.66 | 78.53 | 1.13 | Canada |
| 1990s | 81.02 | 80.04 | 0.9742 | Canada |
| 2000s | 82.44 | 82.23 | 0.2089 | Canada |
| 2010s | 83.88 | 83.92 | 0.043 | Finland |
| 2020s | 84.31 | 84.48 | 0.1775 | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectation at birth by sex, Canada or Finland?
- Canada, at 84.83 against 84.66 in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectation at birth by sex between Canada and Finland?
- 0.17, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Finland?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Finland rank globally for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Canada ranks 29th and Finland ranks 30th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.