Benin vs Mali: Sex gap in life expectancy
Benin
2.86 years
in 2023
Mali
2.86 years
in 2023
Benin rank
223rd
Mali rank
222nd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Benin
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 2.86 years against 2.86 years in Benin, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 223rd and Mali ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Mali in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.74 years | 2.15 years | 1.59 years | Benin |
| 1960s | 4.05 years | 2.23 years | 1.81 years | Benin |
| 1970s | 4.47 years | 1.89 years | 2.58 years | Benin |
| 1980s | 5.65 years | 1.38 years | 4.28 years | Benin |
| 1990s | 4.67 years | 0.7094 years | 3.96 years | Benin |
| 2000s | 2.59 years | 1.31 years | 1.28 years | Benin |
| 2010s | 2 years | 2.1 years | 0.1006 years | Mali |
| 2020s | 2.67 years | 2.79 years | 0.1237 years | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Benin or Mali?
- Mali, at 2.86 years against 2.86 years in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Benin and Mali?
- 0 years, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mali?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Mali rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Benin ranks 223rd and Mali ranks 222nd 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.