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

Comoros, at 3.26 years against 3.23 years in South Sudan as of 2023.

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

0.03 years, with Comoros ahead.

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

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 South Sudan: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Comoros

3.26 years

in 2023

South Sudan

3.23 years

in 2023

Comoros rank

168th

South Sudan rank

171st

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Comoros
South Sudan

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 3.26 years against 3.23 years in South Sudan, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.

Comoros ranks 168th and South Sudan ranks 171st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 4 and South Sudan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Comoros	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.36 years	3.44 years	1.08 years	South Sudan
1960s	2.41 years	3.64 years	1.22 years	South Sudan
1970s	2.06 years	2.16 years	0.1014 years	South Sudan
1980s	1.88 years	1.56 years	0.3247 years	Comoros
1990s	2.13 years	2.18 years	0.0515 years	South Sudan
2000s	2.62 years	1.14 years	1.48 years	Comoros
2010s	2.85 years	2.43 years	0.4184 years	Comoros
2020s	3.31 years	3.08 years	0.2286 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 South Sudan?: Comoros, at 3.26 years against 3.23 years in South Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Comoros and South Sudan?: 0.03 years, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and South Sudan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Comoros and South Sudan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Comoros ranks 168th and South Sudan ranks 171st 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.