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

Western Sahara, at 2.94 years against 2.93 years in Oman as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Oman and Western Sahara?

0.01 years, with Western Sahara ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Oman 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.

Oman vs Western Sahara: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Oman

2.93 years

in 2023

Western Sahara

2.94 years

in 2023

Oman rank

184th

Western Sahara rank

183rd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Oman
Western Sahara

How they compare

Western Sahara currently reports 2.94 years against 2.93 years in Oman, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Oman ahead.

Oman ranks 184th and Western Sahara ranks 183rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 5 and Western Sahara in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Oman	Western Sahara	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3.51 years	2.43 years	1.08 years	Oman
1960s	3.24 years	2.4 years	0.8425 years	Oman
1970s	3.21 years	4.61 years	1.41 years	Western Sahara
1980s	3.24 years	5.38 years	2.14 years	Western Sahara
1990s	3.78 years	2.43 years	1.35 years	Oman
2000s	3.85 years	2.46 years	1.39 years	Oman
2010s	2.82 years	2.55 years	0.2684 years	Oman
2020s	2.47 years	2.79 years	0.3232 years	Western Sahara

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Oman or Western Sahara?: Western Sahara, at 2.94 years against 2.93 years in Oman as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Oman and Western Sahara?: 0.01 years, with Western Sahara ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Western Sahara?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Oman and Western Sahara rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Oman ranks 184th 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.