Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Rwanda or Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia, at 3.01 years against 2.99 years in Rwanda as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Rwanda and Saudi Arabia?

0.02 years, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Saudi Arabia?

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.

Rwanda vs Saudi Arabia: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Rwanda

2.99 years

in 2023

Saudi Arabia

3.01 years

in 2023

Rwanda rank

181st

Saudi Arabia rank

180th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Rwanda
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 3.01 years against 2.99 years in Rwanda, a difference of 0.02 years.

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

Rwanda ranks 181st and Saudi Arabia ranks 180th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.3798 years	2.71 years	2.33 years	Saudi Arabia
1960s	0.5409 years	2.66 years	2.12 years	Saudi Arabia
1970s	0.4402 years	2.54 years	2.1 years	Saudi Arabia
1980s	1.8 years	2.53 years	0.7283 years	Saudi Arabia
1990s	2.34 years	2.73 years	0.3898 years	Saudi Arabia
2000s	2 years	2.81 years	0.8054 years	Saudi Arabia
2010s	2.77 years	2.36 years	0.4028 years	Rwanda
2020s	2.97 years	3.4 years	0.4328 years	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Rwanda or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 3.01 years against 2.99 years in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Rwanda and Saudi Arabia?: 0.02 years, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Saudi Arabia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Saudi Arabia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Rwanda ranks 181st and Saudi Arabia ranks 180th 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.