Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Eswatini or Lesotho?

Lesotho, at 4.11 years against 4.11 years in Eswatini as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?

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.

Eswatini vs Lesotho: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Eswatini

4.11 years

in 2023

Lesotho

4.11 years

in 2023

Eswatini rank

111th

Lesotho rank

110th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Eswatini
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 4.11 years against 4.11 years in Eswatini, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.

Eswatini ranks 111th and Lesotho ranks 110th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.73 years	4.21 years	2.48 years	Lesotho
1960s	1.92 years	4.76 years	2.84 years	Lesotho
1970s	2 years	5.29 years	3.29 years	Lesotho
1980s	2.35 years	5.68 years	3.32 years	Lesotho
1990s	2.55 years	4.7 years	2.15 years	Lesotho
2000s	2.33 years	3.3 years	0.9689 years	Lesotho
2010s	3.39 years	3.81 years	0.4225 years	Lesotho
2020s	4.27 years	4.03 years	0.2327 years	Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Eswatini or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 4.11 years against 4.11 years in Eswatini as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Eswatini and Lesotho?: 0 years, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Eswatini ranks 111th and Lesotho ranks 110th 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.