Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Germany or Vatican?

Germany, at 4.3 years against 4.28 years in Vatican as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Germany and Vatican?

0.02 years, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Vatican?

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.

Germany vs Vatican: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Germany

4.3 years

in 2023

Vatican

4.28 years

in 2023

Germany rank

100th

Vatican rank

102nd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Germany
Vatican

How they compare

Germany currently reports 4.3 years against 4.28 years in Vatican, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 100th and Vatican ranks 102nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and Vatican in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Vatican	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3.38 years	2.62 years	0.7588 years	Germany
1960s	4.21 years	3.33 years	0.8789 years	Germany
1970s	4.87 years	4.3 years	0.5677 years	Germany
1980s	5.35 years	5.28 years	0.0771 years	Germany
1990s	5.47 years	5.68 years	0.2088 years	Vatican
2000s	4.98 years	5.01 years	0.0305 years	Vatican
2010s	4.4 years	4.31 years	0.0862 years	Germany
2020s	4.47 years	4.26 years	0.2157 years	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Germany or Vatican?: Germany, at 4.3 years against 4.28 years in Vatican as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Germany and Vatican?: 0.02 years, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Vatican?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Germany and Vatican rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Germany ranks 100th and Vatican ranks 102nd 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

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