Chad vs Switzerland: Sex gap in life expectancy
Chad
3.82 years
in 2023
Switzerland
3.82 years
in 2023
Chad rank
193rd
Switzerland rank
192nd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Chad
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 3.82 years against 3.82 years in Chad, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Chad ranks 193rd and Switzerland ranks 192nd of 236 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.1 years | 4.9 years | 1.8 years | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 3.63 years | 5.77 years | 2.14 years | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 4.66 years | 6.39 years | 1.73 years | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 5.8 years | 6.73 years | 0.9345 years | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 3.49 years | 6.38 years | 2.88 years | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2.18 years | 5.04 years | 2.85 years | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2.4 years | 4.05 years | 1.66 years | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.7 years | 4.07 years | 0.3629 years | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Chad or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 3.82 years against 3.82 years in Chad as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Chad and Switzerland?
- 0 years, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Switzerland rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Chad ranks 193rd and Switzerland ranks 192nd 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.