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

Bhutan, at 3.07 years against 3.01 years in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.

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

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 Saudi Arabia: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Bhutan

3.07 years

in 2023

Saudi Arabia

3.01 years

in 2023

Bhutan rank

178th

Saudi Arabia rank

180th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Bhutan
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 3.07 years against 3.01 years in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Bhutan ranks 178th and Saudi Arabia ranks 180th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.05 years	2.71 years	0.6572 years	Saudi Arabia
1960s	2.1 years	2.66 years	0.5663 years	Saudi Arabia
1970s	2.04 years	2.54 years	0.4974 years	Saudi Arabia
1980s	2.12 years	2.53 years	0.4042 years	Saudi Arabia
1990s	2.25 years	2.73 years	0.4796 years	Saudi Arabia
2000s	2.34 years	2.81 years	0.4631 years	Saudi Arabia
2010s	2.55 years	2.36 years	0.1863 years	Bhutan
2020s	2.97 years	3.4 years	0.4275 years	Saudi Arabia

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 Saudi Arabia?: Bhutan, at 3.07 years against 3.01 years in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Bhutan and Saudi Arabia?: 0.06 years, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Saudi Arabia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Bhutan ranks 178th and Saudi Arabia ranks 180th 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.