Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Libya or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 2.88 years against 2.87 years in Libya as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Libya and Netherlands?

0.01 years, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Netherlands?

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.

Libya vs Netherlands: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Libya

2.87 years

in 2023

Netherlands

2.88 years

in 2023

Libya rank

190th

Netherlands rank

188th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Libya
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 2.88 years against 2.87 years in Libya, a difference of 0.01 years.

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

Libya ranks 190th and Netherlands ranks 188th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.92 years	1.95 years	0.9668 years	Libya
1960s	1.94 years	3.87 years	1.93 years	Netherlands
1970s	2.69 years	5.29 years	2.6 years	Netherlands
1980s	3.36 years	5.96 years	2.6 years	Netherlands
1990s	3.1 years	5.23 years	2.12 years	Netherlands
2000s	3.38 years	4.09 years	0.7189 years	Netherlands
2010s	4.4 years	3.11 years	1.29 years	Libya
2020s	4.18 years	2.97 years	1.2 years	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Libya or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 2.88 years against 2.87 years in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Libya and Netherlands?: 0.01 years, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Netherlands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Libya and Netherlands rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Libya ranks 190th and Netherlands ranks 188th 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.