Finland vs Sweden: Life expectation at birth by sex
Finland
84.66
in 2023
Sweden
85.1
in 2023
Finland rank
30th
Sweden rank
27th
Life expectation at birth by sex over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 85.1 against 84.66 in Finland, a difference of 0.44.
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 | 49.22 | 6.05 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 43.5 | 51.21 | 7.71 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 46.43 | 53.5 | 7.08 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 47.42 | 56.48 | 9.06 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 49.14 | 58.39 | 9.24 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 54.32 | 62.83 | 8.5 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 58.7 | 65.72 | 7.02 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 62.34 | 70.12 | 7.78 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 70.3 | 73.85 | 3.56 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 72.93 | 75.93 | 3 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 75.94 | 77.96 | 2.03 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 78.53 | 79.73 | 1.21 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 80.04 | 81.24 | 1.2 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 82.23 | 82.62 | 0.3969 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 83.92 | 83.96 | 0.0422 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 84.48 | 84.73 | 0.2513 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectation at birth by sex, Finland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 85.1 against 84.66 in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectation at birth by sex between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.44, 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 expectation at birth by sex?
- Finland ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 27th of 236 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.