Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Ecuador or Lebanon?

Lebanon, at 3.72 years against 3.67 years in Ecuador as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Ecuador and Lebanon?

0.05 years, with Lebanon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Lebanon?

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.

Ecuador vs Lebanon: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Ecuador

3.67 years

in 2023

Lebanon

3.72 years

in 2023

Ecuador rank

142nd

Lebanon rank

140th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Ecuador
Lebanon

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 3.72 years against 3.67 years in Ecuador, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lebanon ahead.

Ecuador ranks 142nd and Lebanon ranks 140th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Lebanon in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Lebanon	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.46 years	2.96 years	0.4973 years	Lebanon
1960s	2.85 years	2.72 years	0.1334 years	Ecuador
1970s	2.96 years	3.52 years	0.5584 years	Lebanon
1980s	3.15 years	4.03 years	0.8814 years	Lebanon
1990s	4.06 years	2.77 years	1.28 years	Ecuador
2000s	3.89 years	3.68 years	0.2086 years	Ecuador
2010s	3.32 years	3.73 years	0.4084 years	Lebanon
2020s	4.33 years	4.19 years	0.1423 years	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Ecuador or Lebanon?: Lebanon, at 3.72 years against 3.67 years in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Ecuador and Lebanon?: 0.05 years, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Lebanon?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Lebanon rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Ecuador ranks 142nd and Lebanon ranks 140th 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.