Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Barbados or Germany?

Barbados, at 4.33 years against 4.3 years in Germany as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Barbados and Germany?

0.03 years, with Barbados ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Germany?

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.

Barbados vs Germany: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Barbados

4.33 years

in 2023

Germany

4.3 years

in 2023

Barbados rank

97th

Germany rank

100th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Barbados
Germany

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 4.33 years against 4.3 years in Germany, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 97th and Germany ranks 100th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3.35 years	3.38 years	0.0258 years	Germany
1960s	2.95 years	4.21 years	1.26 years	Germany
1970s	2.95 years	4.87 years	1.92 years	Germany
1980s	3.03 years	5.35 years	2.33 years	Germany
1990s	4.01 years	5.47 years	1.46 years	Germany
2000s	3.68 years	4.98 years	1.29 years	Germany
2010s	3.69 years	4.4 years	0.7053 years	Germany
2020s	4.07 years	4.47 years	0.4067 years	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Barbados or Germany?: Barbados, at 4.33 years against 4.3 years in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Barbados and Germany?: 0.03 years, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Germany?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Germany rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Barbados ranks 97th and Germany ranks 100th 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.