Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Marshall Islands or Tokelau?

Tokelau, at 3.88 years against 3.87 years in Marshall Islands as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Marshall Islands and Tokelau?

0.01 years, with Tokelau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Tokelau?

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.

Marshall Islands vs Tokelau: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Marshall Islands

3.87 years

in 2023

Tokelau

3.88 years

in 2023

Marshall Islands rank

128th

Tokelau rank

127th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Marshall Islands
Tokelau

How they compare

Tokelau currently reports 3.88 years against 3.87 years in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 128th and Tokelau ranks 127th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 7 and Tokelau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Marshall Islands	Tokelau	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.55 years	3.72 years	0.8256 years	Marshall Islands
1960s	4.75 years	3.09 years	1.66 years	Marshall Islands
1970s	5 years	1.81 years	3.19 years	Marshall Islands
1980s	5.11 years	1.67 years	3.44 years	Marshall Islands
1990s	4.36 years	2.67 years	1.69 years	Marshall Islands
2000s	3.88 years	3.29 years	0.5923 years	Marshall Islands
2010s	3.68 years	3.73 years	0.0493 years	Tokelau
2020s	3.99 years	3.85 years	0.1334 years	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Marshall Islands or Tokelau?: Tokelau, at 3.88 years against 3.87 years in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Marshall Islands and Tokelau?: 0.01 years, with Tokelau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Tokelau?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Marshall Islands and Tokelau rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Marshall Islands ranks 128th and Tokelau ranks 127th 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.