Algeria vs Kuwait: Sex gap in life expectancy
Algeria
2.8 years
in 2023
Kuwait
2.59 years
in 2023
Algeria rank
224th
Kuwait rank
226th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Algeria
- Kuwait
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 2.8 years against 2.59 years in Kuwait, a difference of 0.21 years.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kuwait ahead.
Algeria ranks 224th and Kuwait ranks 226th of 236 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.08 years | 4.19 years | 0.1012 years | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 2.29 years | 3.72 years | 1.43 years | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1.52 years | 4.44 years | 2.92 years | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 2.45 years | 4.84 years | 2.39 years | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 2.7 years | 4.53 years | 1.82 years | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 2.34 years | 3.96 years | 1.63 years | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2.43 years | 2.81 years | 0.38 years | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2.92 years | 2.97 years | 0.0534 years | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Algeria or Kuwait?
- Algeria, at 2.8 years against 2.59 years in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Algeria and Kuwait?
- 0.21 years, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Kuwait?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Kuwait rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Algeria ranks 224th and Kuwait ranks 226th 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. 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.