Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Mexico or Western Sahara?

Mexico, at 2.98 years against 2.94 years in Western Sahara as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Western Sahara?

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 Western Sahara: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Mexico

2.98 years

in 2023

Western Sahara

2.94 years

in 2023

Mexico rank

182nd

Western Sahara rank

183rd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Mexico
Western Sahara

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 2.98 years against 2.94 years in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.04 years.

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

Mexico ranks 182nd and Western Sahara ranks 183rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and Western Sahara in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Western Sahara	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.66 years	2.43 years	0.7745 years	Western Sahara
1960s	2.02 years	2.4 years	0.3743 years	Western Sahara
1970s	2.61 years	4.61 years	2.01 years	Western Sahara
1980s	3.11 years	5.38 years	2.27 years	Western Sahara
1990s	2.86 years	2.43 years	0.4275 years	Mexico
2000s	2.54 years	2.46 years	0.0805 years	Mexico
2010s	2.83 years	2.55 years	0.2835 years	Mexico
2020s	3.93 years	2.79 years	1.13 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 Western Sahara?: Mexico, at 2.98 years against 2.94 years in Western Sahara as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Mexico and Western Sahara?: 0.04 years, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Western Sahara?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Western Sahara rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Mexico ranks 182nd and Western Sahara ranks 183rd 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.