Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Solomon Islands or Somalia?

Somalia, at 2.31 years against 2.26 years in Solomon Islands as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Solomon Islands and Somalia?

0.05 years, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Somalia?

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.

Solomon Islands vs Somalia: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Solomon Islands

2.26 years

in 2023

Somalia

2.31 years

in 2023

Solomon Islands rank

218th

Somalia rank

216th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

Solomon Islands
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 2.31 years against 2.26 years in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.05 years.

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

Solomon Islands ranks 218th and Somalia ranks 216th of 236 countries.

Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Solomon Islands	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3.15 years	1.86 years	1.29 years	Solomon Islands
1960s	2.77 years	1.85 years	0.9249 years	Solomon Islands
1970s	2.45 years	1.84 years	0.6061 years	Solomon Islands
1980s	2.87 years	2.16 years	0.7114 years	Solomon Islands
1990s	3.14 years	2.17 years	0.9658 years	Solomon Islands
2000s	3.02 years	1.87 years	1.14 years	Solomon Islands
2010s	2.43 years	2.15 years	0.2815 years	Solomon Islands
2020s	2.37 years	2.28 years	0.0891 years	Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Solomon Islands or Somalia?: Somalia, at 2.31 years against 2.26 years in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Solomon Islands and Somalia?: 0.05 years, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Solomon Islands and Somalia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?: Solomon Islands ranks 218th and Somalia ranks 216th 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.