Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Angola or Somalia?

Angola, at 5.05 years against 5.04 years in Somalia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Angola vs Somalia: Sex gap in life expectancy

Angola

5.05 years

in 2023

Somalia

5.04 years

in 2023

Angola rank

113th

Somalia rank

115th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Angola
Somalia

How they compare

Angola currently reports 5.05 years against 5.04 years in Somalia, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 113th and Somalia ranks 115th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3.33 years	2.93 years	0.4076 years	Angola
1960s	5.64 years	2.94 years	2.7 years	Angola
1970s	6.1 years	2.95 years	3.16 years	Angola
1980s	6.47 years	4 years	2.47 years	Angola
1990s	5.86 years	3.52 years	2.35 years	Angola
2000s	4.26 years	3.09 years	1.17 years	Angola
2010s	4.6 years	3.87 years	0.7276 years	Angola
2020s	5.06 years	4.38 years	0.6806 years	Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Angola or Somalia?: Angola, at 5.05 years against 5.04 years in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Angola and Somalia?: 0.01 years, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Angola and Somalia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Angola ranks 113th and Somalia ranks 115th 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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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy
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.