Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Dominica or French Guiana?

Dominica, at 4.75 years against 4.74 years in French Guiana as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Dominica and French Guiana?

0.01 years, with Dominica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and French Guiana?

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.

Dominica vs French Guiana: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Dominica

4.75 years

in 2023

French Guiana

4.74 years

in 2023

Dominica rank

73rd

French Guiana rank

74th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Dominica
French Guiana

How they compare

Dominica currently reports 4.75 years against 4.74 years in French Guiana, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Guiana ahead.

Dominica ranks 73rd and French Guiana ranks 74th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 3 and French Guiana in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominica	French Guiana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.68 years	3.71 years	2.03 years	French Guiana
1960s	2.05 years	4.05 years	1.99 years	French Guiana
1970s	3.29 years	4.24 years	0.947 years	French Guiana
1980s	3.83 years	4.88 years	1.06 years	French Guiana
1990s	4.74 years	4.7 years	0.0411 years	Dominica
2000s	4.38 years	4.48 years	0.0989 years	French Guiana
2010s	4.2 years	3.91 years	0.2921 years	Dominica
2020s	4.78 years	4.71 years	0.073 years	Dominica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Dominica or French Guiana?: Dominica, at 4.75 years against 4.74 years in French Guiana as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Dominica and French Guiana?: 0.01 years, with Dominica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and French Guiana?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominica and French Guiana rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Dominica ranks 73rd and French Guiana ranks 74th 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.