Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Burkina Faso or Vatican?

Vatican, at 4.34 years against 4.3 years in Burkina Faso as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Burkina Faso and Vatican?

0.04 years, with Vatican ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Vatican?

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.

Burkina Faso vs Vatican: Sex gap in life expectancy

Burkina Faso

4.3 years

in 2023

Vatican

4.34 years

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

160th

Vatican rank

157th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Burkina Faso
Vatican

How they compare

Vatican currently reports 4.34 years against 4.3 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.04 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Vatican has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 160th and Vatican ranks 157th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Vatican	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.14 years	3.88 years	1.75 years	Vatican
1960s	2.41 years	5.23 years	2.81 years	Vatican
1970s	2.63 years	5.98 years	3.35 years	Vatican
1980s	2.21 years	6.37 years	4.16 years	Vatican
1990s	2.35 years	6.27 years	3.92 years	Vatican
2000s	2.92 years	5.19 years	2.27 years	Vatican
2010s	3.24 years	4.37 years	1.13 years	Vatican
2020s	3.88 years	4.31 years	0.4308 years	Vatican

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Burkina Faso or Vatican?: Vatican, at 4.34 years against 4.3 years in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Burkina Faso and Vatican?: 0.04 years, with Vatican ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Vatican?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Vatican rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Burkina Faso ranks 160th and Vatican ranks 157th 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.