Comoros vs Eritrea: Sex gap in life expectancy
Comoros
4.15 years
in 2023
Eritrea
4.15 years
in 2023
Comoros rank
170th
Eritrea rank
169th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Comoros
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 4.15 years against 4.15 years in Comoros, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eritrea ahead.
Comoros ranks 170th and Eritrea ranks 169th of 236 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.61 years | 3.94 years | 0.3246 years | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 3.48 years | 4.12 years | 0.6433 years | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 2.8 years | 4.96 years | 2.16 years | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 2.21 years | 4.89 years | 2.67 years | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 2.56 years | 5.76 years | 3.2 years | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 3.25 years | 3.55 years | 0.3034 years | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 3.57 years | 3.99 years | 0.4191 years | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 4.15 years | 4.27 years | 0.127 years | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Comoros or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 4.15 years against 4.15 years in Comoros as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Comoros and Eritrea?
- 0 years, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Eritrea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and Eritrea rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Comoros ranks 170th and Eritrea ranks 169th 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.