Sao Tome and Principe vs Palestine: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Sao Tome and Principe
6.02 years
in 2023
Palestine
6.12 years
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
26th
Palestine rank
23rd
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 6.12 years against 6.02 years in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 26th and Palestine ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 5 and Palestine in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.25 years | 2.84 years | 1.59 years | Palestine |
| 1960s | 1.94 years | 2.82 years | 0.8768 years | Palestine |
| 1970s | 2.75 years | 2.58 years | 0.1705 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 2.15 years | 2.45 years | 0.2967 years | Palestine |
| 1990s | 2.65 years | 2.35 years | 0.3005 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 3.61 years | 2.94 years | 0.6718 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 5.16 years | 3.6 years | 1.56 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 6.04 years | 4.91 years | 1.13 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, Sao Tome and Principe or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 6.12 years against 6.02 years in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Sao Tome and Principe and Palestine?
- 0.1 years, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Palestine?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Palestine rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 26th and Palestine ranks 23rd 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.