Afghanistan vs San Marino: Sex gap in life expectancy
Afghanistan
3.07 years
in 2023
San Marino
2.89 years
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
219th
San Marino rank
221st
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Afghanistan
- San Marino
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3.07 years against 2.89 years in San Marino, a difference of 0.18 years.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times San Marino's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was San Marino ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 219th and San Marino ranks 221st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and San Marino in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | San Marino | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.36 years | 6.43 years | 5.07 years | San Marino |
| 1960s | 1.45 years | 6.76 years | 5.31 years | San Marino |
| 1970s | 1.88 years | 6.55 years | 4.67 years | San Marino |
| 1980s | 6.22 years | 5.67 years | 0.5539 years | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 3.89 years | 5.16 years | 1.27 years | San Marino |
| 2000s | 3 years | 4.17 years | 1.17 years | San Marino |
| 2010s | 4.35 years | 3.58 years | 0.7681 years | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.9 years | 3.51 years | 1.39 years | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Afghanistan or San Marino?
- Afghanistan, at 3.07 years against 2.89 years in San Marino as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Afghanistan and San Marino?
- 0.18 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and San Marino?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and San Marino rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Afghanistan ranks 219th and San Marino ranks 221st 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.