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

Benin, at 1.62 years against 1.31 years in Liberia as of 2023.

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

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 Liberia: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Benin

1.62 years

in 2023

Liberia

1.31 years

in 2023

Benin rank

230th

Liberia rank

232nd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Benin
Liberia

How they compare

Benin currently reports 1.62 years against 1.31 years in Liberia, a difference of 0.31 years.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 230th and Liberia ranks 232nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Liberia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.38 years	0.1638 years	2.21 years	Benin
1960s	2.52 years	0.3094 years	2.21 years	Benin
1970s	2.66 years	0.3802 years	2.28 years	Benin
1980s	3.15 years	0.4576 years	2.69 years	Benin
1990s	2.59 years	2.41 years	0.1795 years	Benin
2000s	1.47 years	1.6 years	0.1254 years	Liberia
2010s	1.17 years	1.25 years	0.077 years	Liberia
2020s	1.6 years	1.37 years	0.2263 years	Benin

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 Liberia?: Benin, at 1.62 years against 1.31 years in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Benin and Liberia?: 0.31 years, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Liberia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and Liberia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Benin ranks 230th and Liberia ranks 232nd 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.