Saint Helena vs Sao Tome and Principe: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Saint Helena
5.99 years
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
6.02 years
in 2023
Saint Helena rank
27th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
26th
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Saint Helena
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 6.02 years against 5.99 years in Saint Helena, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Helena ahead.
Saint Helena ranks 27th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 26th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Saint Helena averaged higher in 7 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Helena | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.7 years | 1.25 years | 1.44 years | Saint Helena |
| 1960s | 3.05 years | 1.94 years | 1.11 years | Saint Helena |
| 1970s | 3.28 years | 2.75 years | 0.5352 years | Saint Helena |
| 1980s | 3.67 years | 2.15 years | 1.52 years | Saint Helena |
| 1990s | 4.61 years | 2.65 years | 1.96 years | Saint Helena |
| 2000s | 5.15 years | 3.61 years | 1.54 years | Saint Helena |
| 2010s | 5.56 years | 5.16 years | 0.3973 years | Saint Helena |
| 2020s | 5.97 years | 6.04 years | 0.0647 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Saint Helena or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 6.02 years against 5.99 years in Saint Helena as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Saint Helena and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.03 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Helena and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Saint Helena and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Saint Helena ranks 27th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 26th 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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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.