Botswana vs New Caledonia: Sex gap in life expectancy
Botswana
5.02 years
in 2023
New Caledonia
5.01 years
in 2023
Botswana rank
116th
New Caledonia rank
119th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Botswana
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 5.02 years against 5.01 years in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Botswana ranks 116th and New Caledonia ranks 119th of 236 countries.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.79 years | 8.38 years | 4.59 years | New Caledonia |
| 1960s | 4.28 years | 8.01 years | 3.73 years | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 4.89 years | 7.26 years | 2.36 years | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 5.99 years | 7.14 years | 1.16 years | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 5.32 years | 6.93 years | 1.61 years | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 3.61 years | 6.1 years | 2.49 years | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 4.3 years | 5.88 years | 1.58 years | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 4.9 years | 5.34 years | 0.436 years | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Botswana or New Caledonia?
- Botswana, at 5.02 years against 5.01 years in New Caledonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Botswana and New Caledonia?
- 0.01 years, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and New Caledonia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and New Caledonia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Botswana ranks 116th and New Caledonia ranks 119th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.