Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Namibia or Slovakia?

Slovakia, at 5.84 years against 5.81 years in Namibia as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Namibia and Slovakia?

0.03 years, with Slovakia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Slovakia?

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.

Namibia vs Slovakia: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Namibia

5.81 years

in 2023

Slovakia

5.84 years

in 2023

Namibia rank

37th

Slovakia rank

35th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Namibia
Slovakia

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 5.84 years against 5.81 years in Namibia, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovakia ahead.

Namibia ranks 37th and Slovakia ranks 35th of 236 countries.

Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.94 years	2.37 years	0.4252 years	Slovakia
1960s	2.18 years	3.3 years	1.12 years	Slovakia
1970s	2.89 years	4.94 years	2.05 years	Slovakia
1980s	5.75 years	6.26 years	0.5037 years	Slovakia
1990s	3.63 years	6.85 years	3.22 years	Slovakia
2000s	3.44 years	6.71 years	3.27 years	Slovakia
2010s	5.09 years	6.16 years	1.07 years	Slovakia
2020s	5.76 years	5.97 years	0.2142 years	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Namibia or Slovakia?: Slovakia, at 5.84 years against 5.81 years in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Namibia and Slovakia?: 0.03 years, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Slovakia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Slovakia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Namibia ranks 37th and Slovakia ranks 35th 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.