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

Iceland, at 3.32 years against 3.3 years in Peru as of 2023.

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

0.02 years, with Iceland ahead.

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

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 Peru: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Iceland

3.32 years

in 2023

Peru

3.3 years

in 2023

Iceland rank

166th

Peru rank

167th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Iceland
Peru

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 3.32 years against 3.3 years in Peru, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 166th and Peru ranks 167th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.62 years	1.28 years	1.34 years	Iceland
1960s	3.18 years	1.46 years	1.72 years	Iceland
1970s	4.33 years	1.7 years	2.63 years	Iceland
1980s	4.4 years	2.57 years	1.82 years	Iceland
1990s	3.63 years	2.69 years	0.9439 years	Iceland
2000s	3.06 years	2.82 years	0.2367 years	Iceland
2010s	2.54 years	2.94 years	0.4006 years	Peru
2020s	3.1 years	4.23 years	1.13 years	Peru

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 Peru?: Iceland, at 3.32 years against 3.3 years in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Iceland and Peru?: 0.02 years, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Peru?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Peru rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Iceland ranks 166th and Peru ranks 167th 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.