Argentina vs Nicaragua: Sex gap in life expectancy

Argentina
5.07 years
in 2023
Nicaragua
5.11 years
in 2023
Argentina rank
112th
Nicaragua rank
109th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

  • Argentina
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 5.11 years against 5.07 years in Argentina, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 112th and Nicaragua ranks 109th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1950s 5.89 years 2.69 years 3.19 years Argentina
1960s 7.01 years 4.05 years 2.96 years Argentina
1970s 7.37 years 7.56 years 0.1929 years Nicaragua
1980s 6.9 years 10.66 years 3.76 years Nicaragua
1990s 6.73 years 6.26 years 0.4732 years Argentina
2000s 6.68 years 6.05 years 0.6304 years Argentina
2010s 5.89 years 5.68 years 0.2124 years Argentina
2020s 5.42 years 5.63 years 0.2112 years Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Argentina or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 5.11 years against 5.07 years in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Argentina and Nicaragua?
0.04 years, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Nicaragua?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Nicaragua rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
Argentina ranks 112th and Nicaragua ranks 109th 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

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.