Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Guinea-Bissau or Sudan?

Sudan, at 3.1 years against 3.05 years in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sudan?

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.

Guinea-Bissau vs Sudan: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Guinea-Bissau

3.05 years

in 2023

Sudan

3.1 years

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau rank

179th

Sudan rank

176th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Guinea-Bissau
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 3.1 years against 3.05 years in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 179th and Sudan ranks 176th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.65 years	1.1 years	0.5475 years	Guinea-Bissau
1960s	3.21 years	1.55 years	1.65 years	Guinea-Bissau
1970s	2.97 years	1.82 years	1.15 years	Guinea-Bissau
1980s	2.46 years	2.7 years	0.2365 years	Sudan
1990s	2.88 years	2.73 years	0.1501 years	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	2.52 years	2.76 years	0.239 years	Sudan
2010s	2.65 years	2.83 years	0.1849 years	Sudan
2020s	3.1 years	3.06 years	0.0365 years	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Guinea-Bissau or Sudan?: Sudan, at 3.1 years against 3.05 years in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Guinea-Bissau and Sudan?: 0.05 years, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sudan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sudan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 179th and Sudan ranks 176th 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.