Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Iceland or Ireland?

Iceland, at 84.51 years against 84.48 years in Ireland as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Iceland and Ireland?

0.03 years, with Iceland ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Iceland vs Ireland: Life expectancy by sex

Iceland

84.51 years

in 2023

Ireland

84.48 years

in 2023

Iceland rank

32nd

Ireland rank

33rd

Life expectancy by sex over time

Iceland
Ireland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 84.51 years against 84.48 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 32nd and Ireland ranks 33rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	74.79 years	69.4 years	5.39 years	Iceland
1960s	76.22 years	72.58 years	3.64 years	Iceland
1970s	78.18 years	74.24 years	3.94 years	Iceland
1980s	79.86 years	76.54 years	3.33 years	Iceland
1990s	80.8 years	78.43 years	2.37 years	Iceland
2000s	82.61 years	80.99 years	1.62 years	Iceland
2010s	83.76 years	83.45 years	0.305 years	Iceland
2020s	84.28 years	84.14 years	0.1439 years	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Iceland or Ireland?: Iceland, at 84.51 years against 84.48 years in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Iceland and Ireland?: 0.03 years, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ireland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Ireland rank globally for life expectancy by sex?: Iceland ranks 32nd and Ireland ranks 33rd 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: 28 August 2026

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