Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Belgium or Vanuatu?

Belgium, at 3.94 years against 3.9 years in Vanuatu as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Belgium and Vanuatu?

0.04 years, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Vanuatu?

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.

Belgium vs Vanuatu: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Belgium

3.94 years

in 2023

Vanuatu

3.9 years

in 2023

Belgium rank

125th

Vanuatu rank

126th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Belgium
Vanuatu

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 3.94 years against 3.9 years in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.04 years.

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

Belgium ranks 125th and Vanuatu ranks 126th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3.82 years	2.44 years	1.38 years	Belgium
1960s	4.76 years	2.56 years	2.2 years	Belgium
1970s	5.34 years	2.89 years	2.45 years	Belgium
1980s	5.64 years	3.64 years	2 years	Belgium
1990s	5.58 years	3.93 years	1.65 years	Belgium
2000s	4.97 years	3.65 years	1.32 years	Belgium
2010s	4.23 years	3.97 years	0.2594 years	Belgium
2020s	4.14 years	4.05 years	0.0918 years	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Belgium or Vanuatu?: Belgium, at 3.94 years against 3.9 years in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Belgium and Vanuatu?: 0.04 years, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Vanuatu?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Vanuatu rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Belgium ranks 125th and Vanuatu ranks 126th 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.