Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, India or Timor-Leste?

India, at 2.47 years against 2.44 years in Timor-Leste as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Timor-Leste?

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.

India vs Timor-Leste: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

India

2.47 years

in 2023

Timor-Leste

2.44 years

in 2023

India rank

210th

Timor-Leste rank

212th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

India
Timor-Leste

How they compare

India currently reports 2.47 years against 2.44 years in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

India ranks 210th and Timor-Leste ranks 212th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Timor-Leste in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.9484 years	2.33 years	1.38 years	Timor-Leste
1960s	1.02 years	2.34 years	1.32 years	Timor-Leste
1970s	1.29 years	4.1 years	2.81 years	Timor-Leste
1980s	2.67 years	6.11 years	3.44 years	Timor-Leste
1990s	3.02 years	2.51 years	0.5126 years	India
2000s	3.04 years	2.37 years	0.6636 years	India
2010s	2.72 years	2.41 years	0.31 years	India
2020s	2.55 years	2.54 years	0.0113 years	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, India or Timor-Leste?: India, at 2.47 years against 2.44 years in Timor-Leste as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between India and Timor-Leste?: 0.03 years, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Timor-Leste?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do India and Timor-Leste rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: India ranks 210th and Timor-Leste ranks 212th 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.