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

New Zealand, at 2.67 years against 2.66 years in Djibouti as of 2023.

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

0.01 years, with New Zealand ahead.

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

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 New Zealand: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Djibouti

2.66 years

in 2023

New Zealand

2.67 years

in 2023

Djibouti rank

203rd

New Zealand rank

202nd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Djibouti
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2.67 years against 2.66 years in Djibouti, a difference of 0.01 years.

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

Djibouti ranks 203rd and New Zealand ranks 202nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.19 years	3.5 years	1.32 years	New Zealand
1960s	2.2 years	4.63 years	2.43 years	New Zealand
1970s	2.18 years	5.2 years	3.02 years	New Zealand
1980s	2.15 years	4.96 years	2.81 years	New Zealand
1990s	2.12 years	4.36 years	2.24 years	New Zealand
2000s	2.31 years	3.5 years	1.2 years	New Zealand
2010s	2.53 years	2.93 years	0.4021 years	New Zealand
2020s	2.78 years	2.72 years	0.0566 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 New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 2.67 years against 2.66 years in Djibouti as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Djibouti and New Zealand?: 0.01 years, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and New Zealand?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Djibouti and New Zealand rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Djibouti ranks 203rd and New Zealand ranks 202nd 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.