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

Algeria, at 2.31 years against 2.31 years in Somalia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria 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.

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

Algeria

2.31 years

in 2023

Somalia

2.31 years

in 2023

Algeria rank

215th

Somalia rank

216th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Algeria
Somalia

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 2.31 years against 2.31 years in Somalia, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.

Algeria ranks 215th and Somalia ranks 216th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.56 years	1.86 years	0.697 years	Algeria
1960s	2.24 years	1.85 years	0.3872 years	Algeria
1970s	1.94 years	1.84 years	0.0923 years	Algeria
1980s	1.8 years	2.16 years	0.3612 years	Somalia
1990s	1.26 years	2.17 years	0.9118 years	Somalia
2000s	1.49 years	1.87 years	0.3781 years	Somalia
2010s	1.81 years	2.15 years	0.3349 years	Somalia
2020s	2.42 years	2.28 years	0.1392 years	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Algeria or Somalia?: Algeria, at 2.31 years against 2.31 years in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Algeria and Somalia?: 0 years, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Somalia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Algeria ranks 215th 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.