Finland vs Norway: Life expectation at birth by sex
Finland
84.66
in 2023
Norway
84.85
in 2023
Finland rank
30th
Norway rank
28th
Life expectation at birth by sex over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 84.85 against 84.66 in Finland, a difference of 0.19.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 146 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Norway ahead.
Finland ranks 30th and Norway ranks 28th of 229 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 43.17 | 53.77 | 10.6 | Norway |
| 1880s | 43.5 | 51.63 | 8.13 | Norway |
| 1890s | 46.43 | 53.37 | 6.94 | Norway |
| 1900s | 47.42 | 57.19 | 9.77 | Norway |
| 1910s | 49.14 | 58.62 | 9.48 | Norway |
| 1920s | 54.32 | 63.27 | 8.94 | Norway |
| 1930s | 58.7 | 67.2 | 8.5 | Norway |
| 1940s | 62.34 | 70.26 | 7.92 | Norway |
| 1950s | 70.3 | 74.97 | 4.68 | Norway |
| 1960s | 72.93 | 76.32 | 3.39 | Norway |
| 1970s | 75.94 | 78.02 | 2.09 | Norway |
| 1980s | 78.53 | 79.53 | 1.01 | Norway |
| 1990s | 80.04 | 80.63 | 0.5918 | Norway |
| 2000s | 82.23 | 82.25 | 0.0185 | Norway |
| 2010s | 83.92 | 83.95 | 0.0261 | Norway |
| 2020s | 84.48 | 84.7 | 0.2164 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectation at birth by sex, Finland or Norway?
- Norway, at 84.85 against 84.66 in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectation at birth by sex between Finland and Norway?
- 0.19, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 146 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Finland ranks 30th and Norway ranks 28th 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.