Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Comoros or Iceland?

Iceland, at 3.32 years against 3.26 years in Comoros as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Comoros and Iceland?

0.06 years, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Iceland?

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.

Comoros vs Iceland: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Comoros

3.26 years

in 2023

Iceland

3.32 years

in 2023

Comoros rank

168th

Iceland rank

166th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Comoros
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 3.32 years against 3.26 years in Comoros, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.

Comoros ranks 168th and Iceland ranks 166th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Comoros	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.36 years	2.62 years	0.2593 years	Iceland
1960s	2.41 years	3.18 years	0.7683 years	Iceland
1970s	2.06 years	4.33 years	2.27 years	Iceland
1980s	1.88 years	4.4 years	2.52 years	Iceland
1990s	2.13 years	3.63 years	1.5 years	Iceland
2000s	2.62 years	3.06 years	0.4449 years	Iceland
2010s	2.85 years	2.54 years	0.3124 years	Comoros
2020s	3.31 years	3.1 years	0.2093 years	Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Comoros or Iceland?: Iceland, at 3.32 years against 3.26 years in Comoros as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Comoros and Iceland?: 0.06 years, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Iceland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Comoros and Iceland rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Comoros ranks 168th and Iceland ranks 166th 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.