France vs Spain: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
France
5.01 years
in 2023
Spain
5.04 years
in 2023
France rank
65th
Spain rank
63rd
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 5.04 years against 5.01 years in France, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1908 it was France ahead.
France ranks 65th and Spain ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2.79 years | 1.44 years | 1.34 years | France |
| 1910s | 2.94 years | 1.82 years | 1.13 years | France |
| 1920s | 3.04 years | 2.69 years | 0.341 years | France |
| 1930s | 3.87 years | 3.63 years | 0.244 years | France |
| 1940s | 4.22 years | 4.19 years | 0.03 years | France |
| 1950s | 4.75 years | 3.47 years | 1.27 years | France |
| 1960s | 5.72 years | 3.97 years | 1.75 years | France |
| 1970s | 6.36 years | 4.6 years | 1.77 years | France |
| 1980s | 6.78 years | 5.26 years | 1.52 years | France |
| 1990s | 6.66 years | 5.8 years | 0.864 years | France |
| 2000s | 6.2 years | 5.74 years | 0.4583 years | France |
| 2010s | 5.49 years | 5.23 years | 0.2591 years | France |
| 2020s | 5.27 years | 5.21 years | 0.0552 years | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, France or Spain?
- Spain, at 5.04 years against 5.01 years in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between France and Spain?
- 0.03 years, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2023.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- France ranks 65th and Spain ranks 63rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.