Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Djibouti or Ghana?

Djibouti, at 2.66 years against 2.58 years in Ghana as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Djibouti and Ghana?

0.08 years, with Djibouti ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Ghana?

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.

Djibouti vs Ghana: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Djibouti

2.66 years

in 2023

Ghana

2.58 years

in 2023

Djibouti rank

203rd

Ghana rank

206th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Djibouti
Ghana

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 2.66 years against 2.58 years in Ghana, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.

Djibouti ranks 203rd and Ghana ranks 206th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 5 and Ghana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.19 years	2.46 years	0.2779 years	Ghana
1960s	2.2 years	2.43 years	0.2326 years	Ghana
1970s	2.18 years	2.28 years	0.0959 years	Ghana
1980s	2.15 years	2.04 years	0.1173 years	Djibouti
1990s	2.12 years	1.36 years	0.7566 years	Djibouti
2000s	2.31 years	1.42 years	0.8856 years	Djibouti
2010s	2.53 years	1.99 years	0.5455 years	Djibouti
2020s	2.78 years	2.55 years	0.2276 years	Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Djibouti or Ghana?: Djibouti, at 2.66 years against 2.58 years in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Djibouti and Ghana?: 0.08 years, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Ghana?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Djibouti and Ghana rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Djibouti ranks 203rd and Ghana ranks 206th 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.