Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, North Macedonia or Palau?

North Macedonia, at 4.03 years against 4 years in Palau as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between North Macedonia and Palau?

0.03 years, with North Macedonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Palau?

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.

North Macedonia vs Palau: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

North Macedonia

4.03 years

in 2023

Palau

4 years

in 2023

North Macedonia rank

115th

Palau rank

118th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

North Macedonia
Palau

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 4.03 years against 4 years in Palau, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palau ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 115th and Palau ranks 118th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Macedonia	Palau	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.344 years	5.5 years	5.15 years	Palau
1960s	1.27 years	5.84 years	4.57 years	Palau
1970s	2.33 years	6.66 years	4.33 years	Palau
1980s	3.08 years	7.69 years	4.61 years	Palau
1990s	3.86 years	6.98 years	3.12 years	Palau
2000s	4.13 years	6.03 years	1.9 years	Palau
2010s	4.11 years	5.13 years	1.02 years	Palau
2020s	4.38 years	4.29 years	0.087 years	North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, North Macedonia or Palau?: North Macedonia, at 4.03 years against 4 years in Palau as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between North Macedonia and Palau?: 0.03 years, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Palau?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do North Macedonia and Palau rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: North Macedonia ranks 115th and Palau ranks 118th 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.