Afghanistan vs Maldives: Sex gap in life expectancy
Afghanistan
3.07 years
in 2023
Maldives
3.13 years
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
219th
Maldives rank
216th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Afghanistan
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 3.13 years against 3.07 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Maldives ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 219th and Maldives ranks 216th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 7 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.36 years | 1.8 years | 0.437 years | Maldives |
| 1960s | 1.45 years | 1.01 years | 0.4389 years | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 1.88 years | 0.8465 years | 1.03 years | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 6.22 years | 1.55 years | 4.67 years | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 3.89 years | 2.17 years | 1.72 years | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 3 years | 2.63 years | 0.3631 years | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.35 years | 2.83 years | 1.52 years | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.9 years | 3 years | 1.9 years | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Afghanistan or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 3.13 years against 3.07 years in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Afghanistan and Maldives?
- 0.06 years, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Maldives?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Maldives rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Afghanistan ranks 219th and Maldives ranks 216th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. 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.