Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Mexico or Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia, at 3.01 years against 2.98 years in Mexico as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Mexico and Saudi Arabia?

0.03 years, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Saudi Arabia?

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.

Mexico vs Saudi Arabia: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Mexico

2.98 years

in 2023

Saudi Arabia

3.01 years

in 2023

Mexico rank

182nd

Saudi Arabia rank

180th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Mexico
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 3.01 years against 2.98 years in Mexico, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Mexico ranks 182nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 180th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.66 years	2.71 years	1.05 years	Saudi Arabia
1960s	2.02 years	2.66 years	0.6382 years	Saudi Arabia
1970s	2.61 years	2.54 years	0.0662 years	Mexico
1980s	3.11 years	2.53 years	0.5864 years	Mexico
1990s	2.86 years	2.73 years	0.1291 years	Mexico
2000s	2.54 years	2.81 years	0.2605 years	Saudi Arabia
2010s	2.83 years	2.36 years	0.4695 years	Mexico
2020s	3.93 years	3.4 years	0.5266 years	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Mexico or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 3.01 years against 2.98 years in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Mexico and Saudi Arabia?: 0.03 years, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Saudi Arabia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Saudi Arabia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Mexico ranks 182nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 180th 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.