Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Congo or India?

Congo, at 2.51 years against 2.47 years in India as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and India?

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 vs India: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Congo

2.51 years

in 2023

India

2.47 years

in 2023

Congo rank

209th

India rank

210th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Congo
India

How they compare

Congo currently reports 2.51 years against 2.47 years in India, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 209th and India ranks 210th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and India in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	India	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.8 years	0.9484 years	0.851 years	Congo
1960s	2.1 years	1.02 years	1.07 years	Congo
1970s	2.39 years	1.29 years	1.11 years	Congo
1980s	2.34 years	2.67 years	0.3246 years	India
1990s	1.57 years	3.02 years	1.45 years	India
2000s	1.13 years	3.04 years	1.9 years	India
2010s	2.08 years	2.72 years	0.638 years	India
2020s	2.51 years	2.55 years	0.0434 years	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Congo or India?: Congo, at 2.51 years against 2.47 years in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Congo and India?: 0.04 years, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and India?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo and India rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Congo ranks 209th and India ranks 210th 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.