Comoros vs Ireland: Sex gap in life expectancy
Comoros
4.15 years
in 2023
Ireland
4.11 years
in 2023
Comoros rank
170th
Ireland rank
172nd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Comoros
- Ireland
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 4.15 years against 4.11 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 170th and Ireland ranks 172nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.61 years | 3.06 years | 0.5504 years | Comoros |
| 1960s | 3.48 years | 4.16 years | 0.6778 years | Ireland |
| 1970s | 2.8 years | 5.19 years | 2.39 years | Ireland |
| 1980s | 2.21 years | 5.68 years | 3.46 years | Ireland |
| 1990s | 2.56 years | 5.56 years | 3.01 years | Ireland |
| 2000s | 3.25 years | 4.91 years | 1.66 years | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3.57 years | 4.04 years | 0.4701 years | Ireland |
| 2020s | 4.15 years | 3.9 years | 0.2459 years | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Comoros or Ireland?
- Comoros, at 4.15 years against 4.11 years in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Comoros and Ireland?
- 0.04 years, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Ireland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and Ireland rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Comoros ranks 170th and Ireland ranks 172nd 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.