Finland vs Sweden: Life expectancy by sex

Finland
84.66 years
in 2023
Sweden
85.1 years
in 2023
Finland rank
30th
Sweden rank
27th

Life expectancy by sex over time

  • Finland
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 85.1 years against 84.66 years in Finland, a difference of 0.44 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 146 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Sweden ahead.

Finland ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 27th of 236 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Sweden Difference Ahead
1870s 43.17 years 49.22 years 6.05 years Sweden
1880s 43.5 years 51.21 years 7.71 years Sweden
1890s 46.43 years 53.5 years 7.08 years Sweden
1900s 47.42 years 56.48 years 9.06 years Sweden
1910s 49.14 years 58.39 years 9.24 years Sweden
1920s 54.32 years 62.83 years 8.5 years Sweden
1930s 58.7 years 65.72 years 7.02 years Sweden
1940s 62.34 years 70.12 years 7.78 years Sweden
1950s 70.3 years 73.85 years 3.56 years Sweden
1960s 72.93 years 75.93 years 3 years Sweden
1970s 75.94 years 77.96 years 2.03 years Sweden
1980s 78.53 years 79.73 years 1.21 years Sweden
1990s 80.04 years 81.24 years 1.2 years Sweden
2000s 82.23 years 82.62 years 0.3969 years Sweden
2010s 83.92 years 83.96 years 0.0422 years Sweden
2020s 84.48 years 84.73 years 0.2513 years Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Finland or Sweden?
Sweden, at 85.1 years against 84.66 years in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Finland and Sweden?
0.44 years, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
146 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2023.
How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
Finland ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy by sex
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.