Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Benin or Kuwait?

Kuwait, at 1.62 years against 1.62 years in Benin as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Kuwait?

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.

Benin vs Kuwait: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Benin

1.62 years

in 2023

Kuwait

1.62 years

in 2023

Benin rank

230th

Kuwait rank

229th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Benin
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 1.62 years against 1.62 years in Benin, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kuwait ahead.

Benin ranks 230th and Kuwait ranks 229th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.38 years	2.4 years	0.0254 years	Kuwait
1960s	2.52 years	2.45 years	0.0736 years	Benin
1970s	2.66 years	3.3 years	0.6352 years	Kuwait
1980s	3.15 years	3.97 years	0.8184 years	Kuwait
1990s	2.59 years	3.7 years	1.12 years	Kuwait
2000s	1.47 years	3.51 years	2.04 years	Kuwait
2010s	1.17 years	1.93 years	0.7604 years	Kuwait
2020s	1.6 years	2.22 years	0.628 years	Kuwait

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 Kuwait?: Kuwait, at 1.62 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 Kuwait?: 0 years, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Kuwait?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and Kuwait rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Benin ranks 230th and Kuwait ranks 229th 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.