Benin vs Gambia: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Benin
1.62 years
in 2023
Gambia
1.84 years
in 2023
Benin rank
230th
Gambia rank
227th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Benin
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1.84 years against 1.62 years in Benin, a difference of 0.22 years.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 230th and Gambia ranks 227th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.38 years | 0.8596 years | 1.52 years | Benin |
| 1960s | 2.52 years | 1.02 years | 1.5 years | Benin |
| 1970s | 2.66 years | 1.16 years | 1.51 years | Benin |
| 1980s | 3.15 years | 1.34 years | 1.81 years | Benin |
| 1990s | 2.59 years | 1.97 years | 0.6122 years | Benin |
| 2000s | 1.47 years | 1.83 years | 0.3538 years | Gambia |
| 2010s | 1.17 years | 1.51 years | 0.3385 years | Gambia |
| 2020s | 1.6 years | 1.89 years | 0.2913 years | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Benin or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 1.84 years against 1.62 years in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Benin and Gambia?
- 0.22 years, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Gambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Gambia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Benin ranks 230th and Gambia ranks 227th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.