Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Kuwait or Liberia?

Kuwait, at 1.62 years against 1.31 years in Liberia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Liberia?

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.

Kuwait vs Liberia: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Kuwait

1.62 years

in 2023

Liberia

1.31 years

in 2023

Kuwait rank

229th

Liberia rank

232nd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Kuwait
Liberia

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 1.62 years against 1.31 years in Liberia, a difference of 0.31 years.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Liberia's.

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

Kuwait ranks 229th and Liberia ranks 232nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.4 years	0.1638 years	2.24 years	Kuwait
1960s	2.45 years	0.3094 years	2.14 years	Kuwait
1970s	3.3 years	0.3802 years	2.92 years	Kuwait
1980s	3.97 years	0.4576 years	3.51 years	Kuwait
1990s	3.7 years	2.41 years	1.3 years	Kuwait
2000s	3.51 years	1.6 years	1.91 years	Kuwait
2010s	1.93 years	1.25 years	0.6835 years	Kuwait
2020s	2.22 years	1.37 years	0.8542 years	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Kuwait or Liberia?: Kuwait, at 1.62 years against 1.31 years in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Kuwait and Liberia?: 0.31 years, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Liberia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Liberia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Kuwait ranks 229th and Liberia ranks 232nd 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.