Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Madagascar or Niger?

Niger, at 1.85 years against 1.84 years in Madagascar as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Niger?

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.

Madagascar vs Niger: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Madagascar

1.84 years

in 2023

Niger

1.85 years

in 2023

Madagascar rank

226th

Niger rank

225th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Madagascar
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 1.85 years against 1.84 years in Madagascar, a difference of 0.01 years.

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

Madagascar ranks 226th and Niger ranks 225th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.48 years	1.38 years	0.1077 years	Madagascar
1960s	1.63 years	1.5 years	0.1296 years	Madagascar
1970s	1.56 years	1.78 years	0.2219 years	Niger
1980s	1.82 years	1.22 years	0.6014 years	Madagascar
1990s	1.79 years	1.37 years	0.426 years	Madagascar
2000s	1.47 years	1.38 years	0.0914 years	Madagascar
2010s	1.72 years	1.72 years	0.006 years	Madagascar
2020s	1.97 years	1.98 years	0.0094 years	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Madagascar or Niger?: Niger, at 1.85 years against 1.84 years in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Madagascar and Niger?: 0.01 years, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Niger?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Niger rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Madagascar ranks 226th and Niger ranks 225th 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.