Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Puerto Rico or Thailand?

Thailand, at 6.14 years against 6.09 years in Puerto Rico as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Puerto Rico and Thailand?

0.05 years, with Thailand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Thailand?

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.

Puerto Rico vs Thailand: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Puerto Rico

6.09 years

in 2023

Thailand

6.14 years

in 2023

Puerto Rico rank

24th

Thailand rank

22nd

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Puerto Rico
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 6.14 years against 6.09 years in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Thailand ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 22nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.94 years	2.61 years	0.6639 years	Thailand
1960s	3.13 years	3.93 years	0.8032 years	Thailand
1970s	3.83 years	3.91 years	0.0725 years	Thailand
1980s	4.01 years	4.2 years	0.1857 years	Thailand
1990s	5.28 years	3.91 years	1.37 years	Puerto Rico
2000s	5.14 years	3.98 years	1.17 years	Puerto Rico
2010s	5.46 years	5.68 years	0.2228 years	Thailand
2020s	5.62 years	6.28 years	0.6629 years	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Puerto Rico or Thailand?: Thailand, at 6.14 years against 6.09 years in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Puerto Rico and Thailand?: 0.05 years, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Thailand?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and Thailand rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Puerto Rico ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 22nd 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.