Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Nicaragua or Samoa?

Samoa, at 3.56 years against 3.54 years in Nicaragua as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Samoa?

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.

Nicaragua vs Samoa: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Nicaragua

3.54 years

in 2023

Samoa

3.56 years

in 2023

Nicaragua rank

151st

Samoa rank

148th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Nicaragua
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 3.56 years against 3.54 years in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.02 years.

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

Nicaragua ranks 151st and Samoa ranks 148th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.96 years	3.43 years	1.47 years	Samoa
1960s	2.45 years	3.54 years	1.09 years	Samoa
1970s	3.81 years	3.99 years	0.1793 years	Samoa
1980s	4.8 years	4.48 years	0.3181 years	Nicaragua
1990s	3.47 years	4.7 years	1.23 years	Samoa
2000s	3.62 years	4.5 years	0.8811 years	Samoa
2010s	3.66 years	3.81 years	0.1524 years	Samoa
2020s	4.07 years	3.6 years	0.4712 years	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Nicaragua or Samoa?: Samoa, at 3.56 years against 3.54 years in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Nicaragua and Samoa?: 0.02 years, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Samoa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Samoa rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Nicaragua ranks 151st and Samoa ranks 148th 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.