How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Sao Tome and Principe?

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.

Guam vs Sao Tome and Principe: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Guam

6.09 years

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

6.02 years

in 2023

Guam rank

25th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

26th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Guam
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Guam currently reports 6.09 years against 6.02 years in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guam ahead.

Guam ranks 25th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 26th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 7 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guam	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.46 years	1.25 years	0.2088 years	Guam
1960s	1.87 years	1.94 years	0.0758 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1970s	4.1 years	2.75 years	1.35 years	Guam
1980s	3.99 years	2.15 years	1.84 years	Guam
1990s	3.97 years	2.65 years	1.32 years	Guam
2000s	4.06 years	3.61 years	0.4459 years	Guam
2010s	5.85 years	5.16 years	0.6825 years	Guam
2020s	6.2 years	6.04 years	0.163 years	Guam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Guam or Sao Tome and Principe?: Guam, at 6.09 years against 6.02 years in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Guam and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.07 years, with Guam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Sao Tome and Principe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guam and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Guam ranks 25th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 26th 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.