Botswana vs Somalia: Sex gap in life expectancy
Botswana
5.02 years
in 2023
Somalia
5.04 years
in 2023
Botswana rank
116th
Somalia rank
115th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Botswana
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 5.04 years against 5.02 years in Botswana, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 116th and Somalia ranks 115th of 236 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.79 years | 2.93 years | 0.8653 years | Botswana |
| 1960s | 4.28 years | 2.94 years | 1.33 years | Botswana |
| 1970s | 4.89 years | 2.95 years | 1.95 years | Botswana |
| 1980s | 5.99 years | 4 years | 1.99 years | Botswana |
| 1990s | 5.32 years | 3.52 years | 1.8 years | Botswana |
| 2000s | 3.61 years | 3.09 years | 0.5152 years | Botswana |
| 2010s | 4.3 years | 3.87 years | 0.4282 years | Botswana |
| 2020s | 4.9 years | 4.38 years | 0.5172 years | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Botswana or Somalia?
- Somalia, 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 Somalia?
- 0.02 years, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Somalia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Botswana ranks 116th and Somalia ranks 115th 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.