Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Iceland or New Caledonia?

New Caledonia, at 3.35 years against 3.32 years in Iceland as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Iceland and New Caledonia?

0.03 years, with New Caledonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and New Caledonia?

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.

Iceland vs New Caledonia: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Iceland

3.32 years

in 2023

New Caledonia

3.35 years

in 2023

Iceland rank

166th

New Caledonia rank

163rd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Iceland
New Caledonia

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 3.35 years against 3.32 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Iceland ranks 166th and New Caledonia ranks 163rd of 236 countries.

New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	New Caledonia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.62 years	4.17 years	1.55 years	New Caledonia
1960s	3.18 years	4.38 years	1.2 years	New Caledonia
1970s	4.33 years	4.65 years	0.3174 years	New Caledonia
1980s	4.4 years	4.96 years	0.5598 years	New Caledonia
1990s	3.63 years	4.75 years	1.12 years	New Caledonia
2000s	3.06 years	4.12 years	1.06 years	New Caledonia
2010s	2.54 years	3.69 years	1.15 years	New Caledonia
2020s	3.1 years	3.75 years	0.6494 years	New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Iceland or New Caledonia?: New Caledonia, at 3.35 years against 3.32 years in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Iceland and New Caledonia?: 0.03 years, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and New Caledonia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iceland and New Caledonia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Iceland ranks 166th and New Caledonia ranks 163rd 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.