Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Bahrain or Niger?

Niger, at 1.87 years against 1.31 years in Bahrain as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Niger?

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.

Bahrain vs Niger: Sex gap in life expectancy

Bahrain

1.31 years

in 2023

Niger

1.87 years

in 2023

Bahrain rank

234th

Niger rank

232nd

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Bahrain
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 1.87 years against 1.31 years in Bahrain, a difference of 0.56 years.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.4 times Bahrain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 234th and Niger ranks 232nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3.6 years	0.7984 years	2.8 years	Bahrain
1960s	3.33 years	0.9757 years	2.35 years	Bahrain
1970s	2.75 years	1.37 years	1.38 years	Bahrain
1980s	2.07 years	0.2554 years	1.81 years	Bahrain
1990s	1.94 years	0.7205 years	1.22 years	Bahrain
2000s	2.47 years	0.8248 years	1.65 years	Bahrain
2010s	1.89 years	1.54 years	0.3541 years	Bahrain
2020s	1.99 years	1.97 years	0.0164 years	Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Bahrain or Niger?: Niger, at 1.87 years against 1.31 years in Bahrain as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Bahrain and Niger?: 0.56 years, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Niger?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bahrain and Niger rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Bahrain ranks 234th and Niger ranks 232nd 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.