Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Antigua and Barbuda or France?

Antigua and Barbuda, at 5.74 years against 5.66 years in France as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Antigua and Barbuda and France?

0.08 years, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and France?

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.

Antigua and Barbuda vs France: Sex gap in life expectancy

Antigua and Barbuda

5.74 years

in 2023

France

5.66 years

in 2023

Antigua and Barbuda rank

80th

France rank

83rd

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Antigua and Barbuda
France

How they compare

Antigua and Barbuda currently reports 5.74 years against 5.66 years in France, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 80th and France ranks 83rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Antigua and Barbuda averaged higher in 1 and France in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Antigua and Barbuda	France	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.33 years	6.18 years	1.85 years	France
1960s	5.12 years	7.17 years	2.05 years	France
1970s	5.77 years	7.86 years	2.09 years	France
1980s	5.66 years	8.19 years	2.53 years	France
1990s	6.01 years	8.04 years	2.03 years	France
2000s	6.44 years	7.13 years	0.6878 years	France
2010s	6.37 years	6.21 years	0.1661 years	Antigua and Barbuda
2020s	5.64 years	5.98 years	0.3371 years	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Antigua and Barbuda or France?: Antigua and Barbuda, at 5.74 years against 5.66 years in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Antigua and Barbuda and France?: 0.08 years, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and France?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and France rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Antigua and Barbuda ranks 80th and France ranks 83rd 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.