Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Bhutan or Rwanda?

Bhutan, at 3.07 years against 2.99 years in Rwanda as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Rwanda?

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.

Bhutan vs Rwanda: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Bhutan

3.07 years

in 2023

Rwanda

2.99 years

in 2023

Bhutan rank

178th

Rwanda rank

181st

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Bhutan
Rwanda

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 3.07 years against 2.99 years in Rwanda, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 178th and Rwanda ranks 181st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.05 years	0.3798 years	1.67 years	Bhutan
1960s	2.1 years	0.5409 years	1.56 years	Bhutan
1970s	2.04 years	0.4402 years	1.6 years	Bhutan
1980s	2.12 years	1.8 years	0.3242 years	Bhutan
1990s	2.25 years	2.34 years	0.0898 years	Rwanda
2000s	2.34 years	2 years	0.3422 years	Bhutan
2010s	2.55 years	2.77 years	0.2165 years	Rwanda
2020s	2.97 years	2.97 years	0.0053 years	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Bhutan or Rwanda?: Bhutan, at 3.07 years against 2.99 years in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Bhutan and Rwanda?: 0.08 years, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Rwanda?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Rwanda rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Bhutan ranks 178th and Rwanda ranks 181st 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.