Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Burkina Faso or Djibouti?

Burkina Faso, at 2.68 years against 2.66 years in Djibouti as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Burkina Faso and Djibouti?

0.02 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Djibouti?

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.

Burkina Faso vs Djibouti: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Burkina Faso

2.68 years

in 2023

Djibouti

2.66 years

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

201st

Djibouti rank

203rd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Burkina Faso
Djibouti

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 2.68 years against 2.66 years in Djibouti, a difference of 0.02 years.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 201st and Djibouti ranks 203rd of 236 countries.

Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Djibouti	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.57 years	2.19 years	0.6205 years	Djibouti
1960s	1.78 years	2.2 years	0.4226 years	Djibouti
1970s	1.96 years	2.18 years	0.2203 years	Djibouti
1980s	1.82 years	2.15 years	0.3325 years	Djibouti
1990s	1.96 years	2.12 years	0.1568 years	Djibouti
2000s	2.27 years	2.31 years	0.0322 years	Djibouti
2010s	2.43 years	2.53 years	0.101 years	Djibouti
2020s	2.69 years	2.78 years	0.0887 years	Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Burkina Faso or Djibouti?: Burkina Faso, at 2.68 years against 2.66 years in Djibouti as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Burkina Faso and Djibouti?: 0.02 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Djibouti?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Djibouti rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Burkina Faso ranks 201st and Djibouti ranks 203rd 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.