Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Angola or Iceland?

Angola, at 3.33 years against 3.32 years in Iceland as of 2023.

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

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.

Angola vs Iceland: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Angola

3.33 years

in 2023

Iceland

3.32 years

in 2023

Angola rank

164th

Iceland rank

166th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Angola
Iceland

How they compare

Angola currently reports 3.33 years against 3.32 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.

Angola ranks 164th and Iceland ranks 166th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.45 years	2.62 years	1.17 years	Iceland
1960s	2.64 years	3.18 years	0.5359 years	Iceland
1970s	2.97 years	4.33 years	1.36 years	Iceland
1980s	3.15 years	4.4 years	1.25 years	Iceland
1990s	2.97 years	3.63 years	0.6569 years	Iceland
2000s	2.47 years	3.06 years	0.5936 years	Iceland
2010s	2.91 years	2.54 years	0.3738 years	Angola
2020s	3.36 years	3.1 years	0.2594 years	Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Angola or Iceland?: Angola, at 3.33 years against 3.32 years in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Angola and Iceland?: 0.01 years, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Iceland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Angola and Iceland rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Angola ranks 164th and Iceland ranks 166th 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.