Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Ethiopia or Gabon?

Gabon, at 3.46 years against 3.41 years in Ethiopia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Gabon?

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.

Ethiopia vs Gabon: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Ethiopia

3.41 years

in 2023

Gabon

3.46 years

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

160th

Gabon rank

158th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Ethiopia
Gabon

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 3.46 years against 3.41 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 160th and Gabon ranks 158th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Gabon in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.01 years	3.13 years	0.8815 years	Ethiopia
1960s	4.04 years	3.25 years	0.7955 years	Ethiopia
1970s	4.01 years	3.33 years	0.6826 years	Ethiopia
1980s	2.85 years	2.89 years	0.0441 years	Gabon
1990s	1.02 years	1.86 years	0.84 years	Gabon
2000s	1.44 years	2.03 years	0.5889 years	Gabon
2010s	2.66 years	2.9 years	0.2422 years	Gabon
2020s	3.45 years	3.48 years	0.0274 years	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Ethiopia or Gabon?: Gabon, at 3.46 years against 3.41 years in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Ethiopia and Gabon?: 0.05 years, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Gabon?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Gabon rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Ethiopia ranks 160th and Gabon ranks 158th 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.