Ethiopia vs Switzerland: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Ethiopia
3.41 years
in 2023
Switzerland
3.44 years
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
160th
Switzerland rank
159th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Ethiopia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 3.44 years against 3.41 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 160th and Switzerland ranks 159th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.01 years | 3.36 years | 0.6497 years | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 4.04 years | 4.35 years | 0.3052 years | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 4.01 years | 5.06 years | 1.05 years | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 2.85 years | 5.56 years | 2.72 years | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.02 years | 5.25 years | 4.23 years | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.44 years | 4.37 years | 2.93 years | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2.66 years | 3.64 years | 0.9844 years | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.45 years | 3.63 years | 0.1779 years | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 3.44 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 Switzerland?
- 0.03 years, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Switzerland rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Ethiopia ranks 160th and Switzerland ranks 159th 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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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.