How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Somalia?

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.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Somalia: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

2.21 years

in 2023

Somalia

2.31 years

in 2023

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

219th

Somalia rank

216th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 2.31 years against 2.21 years in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 219th and Somalia ranks 216th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.5 years	1.86 years	0.3578 years	Somalia
1960s	1.71 years	1.85 years	0.1358 years	Somalia
1970s	1.5 years	1.84 years	0.3464 years	Somalia
1980s	1.27 years	2.16 years	0.8837 years	Somalia
1990s	2.12 years	2.17 years	0.0528 years	Somalia
2000s	1.87 years	1.87 years	0.0025 years	Somalia
2010s	1.86 years	2.15 years	0.2906 years	Somalia
2020s	2.25 years	2.28 years	0.0347 years	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Somalia?: Somalia, at 2.31 years against 2.21 years in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Somalia?: 0.1 years, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Somalia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 219th and Somalia ranks 216th 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.