Angola vs Botswana: Sex gap in life expectancy
Angola
5.05 years
in 2023
Botswana
5.02 years
in 2023
Angola rank
113th
Botswana rank
116th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Angola
- Botswana
How they compare
Angola currently reports 5.05 years against 5.02 years in Botswana, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Botswana ahead.
Angola ranks 113th and Botswana ranks 116th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 7 and Botswana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.33 years | 3.79 years | 0.4577 years | Botswana |
| 1960s | 5.64 years | 4.28 years | 1.36 years | Angola |
| 1970s | 6.1 years | 4.89 years | 1.21 years | Angola |
| 1980s | 6.47 years | 5.99 years | 0.4801 years | Angola |
| 1990s | 5.86 years | 5.32 years | 0.5451 years | Angola |
| 2000s | 4.26 years | 3.61 years | 0.6551 years | Angola |
| 2010s | 4.6 years | 4.3 years | 0.2994 years | Angola |
| 2020s | 5.06 years | 4.9 years | 0.1634 years | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Angola or Botswana?
- Angola, at 5.05 years against 5.02 years in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Angola and Botswana?
- 0.03 years, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Botswana?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Botswana rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Angola ranks 113th and Botswana ranks 116th 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.