Botswana vs Greece: Sex gap in life expectancy
Botswana
5.02 years
in 2023
Greece
5.04 years
in 2023
Botswana rank
116th
Greece rank
114th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Botswana
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 5.04 years against 5.02 years in Botswana, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.
Botswana ranks 116th and Greece ranks 114th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.79 years | 4.26 years | 0.4676 years | Greece |
| 1960s | 4.28 years | 4.53 years | 0.2517 years | Greece |
| 1970s | 4.89 years | 5.11 years | 0.2155 years | Greece |
| 1980s | 5.99 years | 5.18 years | 0.811 years | Botswana |
| 1990s | 5.32 years | 5.45 years | 0.1356 years | Greece |
| 2000s | 3.61 years | 5.8 years | 2.19 years | Greece |
| 2010s | 4.3 years | 5.6 years | 1.3 years | Greece |
| 2020s | 4.9 years | 5.48 years | 0.5804 years | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Botswana or Greece?
- Greece, at 5.04 years against 5.02 years in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Botswana and Greece?
- 0.02 years, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Greece?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Greece rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Botswana ranks 116th and Greece ranks 114th 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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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.