Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Congo or Timor-Leste?

Congo, at 2.51 years against 2.44 years in Timor-Leste as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Timor-Leste?

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 Timor-Leste: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Congo

2.51 years

in 2023

Timor-Leste

2.44 years

in 2023

Congo rank

209th

Timor-Leste rank

212th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Congo
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Congo currently reports 2.51 years against 2.44 years in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Congo ranks 209th and Timor-Leste ranks 212th of 236 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.8 years	2.33 years	0.5267 years	Timor-Leste
1960s	2.1 years	2.34 years	0.2423 years	Timor-Leste
1970s	2.39 years	4.1 years	1.71 years	Timor-Leste
1980s	2.34 years	6.11 years	3.77 years	Timor-Leste
1990s	1.57 years	2.51 years	0.9384 years	Timor-Leste
2000s	1.13 years	2.37 years	1.24 years	Timor-Leste
2010s	2.08 years	2.41 years	0.328 years	Timor-Leste
2020s	2.51 years	2.54 years	0.0321 years	Timor-Leste

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 Timor-Leste?: Congo, at 2.51 years against 2.44 years in Timor-Leste as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Congo and Timor-Leste?: 0.07 years, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Timor-Leste?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo and Timor-Leste rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Congo ranks 209th and Timor-Leste ranks 212th 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.