Cape Verde vs El Salvador: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Cape Verde
5.32 years
in 2023
El Salvador
5.28 years
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
53rd
El Salvador rank
55th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Cape Verde
- El Salvador
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 5.32 years against 5.28 years in El Salvador, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 53rd and El Salvador ranks 55th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.41 years | 2.59 years | 0.1807 years | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 2.03 years | 2.56 years | 0.5319 years | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 2.34 years | 3.46 years | 1.11 years | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 3.55 years | 5.25 years | 1.7 years | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 4.94 years | 5.26 years | 0.3147 years | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 5.51 years | 4.42 years | 1.09 years | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 5.53 years | 4.75 years | 0.7837 years | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 5.92 years | 5.47 years | 0.4539 years | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Cape Verde or El Salvador?
- Cape Verde, at 5.32 years against 5.28 years in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Cape Verde and El Salvador?
- 0.04 years, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and El Salvador?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and El Salvador rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Cape Verde ranks 53rd and El Salvador ranks 55th 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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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.