Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Afghanistan or Somalia?

Afghanistan, at 2.35 years against 2.31 years in Somalia as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Afghanistan and Somalia?

0.04 years, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?

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 Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Somalia: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Afghanistan

2.35 years

in 2023

Somalia

2.31 years

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

214th

Somalia rank

216th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Afghanistan
Somalia

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 2.35 years against 2.31 years in Somalia, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 214th and Somalia ranks 216th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.9 years	1.86 years	0.038 years	Afghanistan
1960s	1.94 years	1.85 years	0.0871 years	Afghanistan
1970s	2.09 years	1.84 years	0.2431 years	Afghanistan
1980s	3.38 years	2.16 years	1.22 years	Afghanistan
1990s	2.59 years	2.17 years	0.413 years	Afghanistan
2000s	2.34 years	1.87 years	0.4731 years	Afghanistan
2010s	2.64 years	2.15 years	0.4954 years	Afghanistan
2020s	2.91 years	2.28 years	0.6321 years	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Afghanistan or Somalia?: Afghanistan, at 2.35 years against 2.31 years in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Afghanistan and Somalia?: 0.04 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Afghanistan ranks 214th and Somalia ranks 216th 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 Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
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

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.