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

Kuwait, at 1.62 years against 1.35 years in Qatar as of 2023.

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

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 Qatar: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Kuwait

1.62 years

in 2023

Qatar

1.35 years

in 2023

Kuwait rank

229th

Qatar rank

231st

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Kuwait
Qatar

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 1.62 years against 1.35 years in Qatar, a difference of 0.27 years.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Qatar ahead.

Kuwait ranks 229th and Qatar ranks 231st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.4 years	2.83 years	0.4241 years	Qatar
1960s	2.45 years	2.6 years	0.1566 years	Qatar
1970s	3.3 years	2.08 years	1.22 years	Kuwait
1980s	3.97 years	1.17 years	2.8 years	Kuwait
1990s	3.7 years	0.5832 years	3.12 years	Kuwait
2000s	3.51 years	0.731 years	2.78 years	Kuwait
2010s	1.93 years	1.15 years	0.7762 years	Kuwait
2020s	2.22 years	1.53 years	0.6932 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 Qatar?: Kuwait, at 1.62 years against 1.35 years in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Kuwait and Qatar?: 0.27 years, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Kuwait ranks 229th and Qatar ranks 231st 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.