Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Cape Verde or Portugal?

Cape Verde, at 5.32 years against 5.23 years in Portugal as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Cape Verde and Portugal?

0.09 years, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Portugal?

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.

Cape Verde vs Portugal: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Cape Verde

5.32 years

in 2023

Portugal

5.23 years

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

53rd

Portugal rank

56th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Cape Verde
Portugal

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 5.32 years against 5.23 years in Portugal, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Portugal ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 53rd and Portugal ranks 56th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.41 years	4.03 years	1.62 years	Portugal
1960s	2.03 years	4.38 years	2.35 years	Portugal
1970s	2.34 years	4.79 years	2.45 years	Portugal
1980s	3.55 years	5.21 years	1.66 years	Portugal
1990s	4.94 years	5.33 years	0.3939 years	Portugal
2000s	5.51 years	5.46 years	0.0504 years	Cape Verde
2010s	5.53 years	5.48 years	0.0518 years	Cape Verde
2020s	5.92 years	5.37 years	0.5555 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 Portugal?: Cape Verde, at 5.32 years against 5.23 years in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Cape Verde and Portugal?: 0.09 years, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Portugal?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Portugal rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Cape Verde ranks 53rd and Portugal ranks 56th 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.