Congo vs Gambia: Sex gap in life expectancy
Congo
3.34 years
in 2023
Gambia
3.36 years
in 2023
Congo rank
213th
Gambia rank
210th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Congo
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 3.36 years against 3.34 years in Congo, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 213th and Gambia ranks 210th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.63 years | 1.29 years | 1.34 years | Congo |
| 1960s | 3.07 years | 1.55 years | 1.52 years | Congo |
| 1970s | 3.5 years | 1.89 years | 1.61 years | Congo |
| 1980s | 3.35 years | 2.29 years | 1.07 years | Congo |
| 1990s | 2.69 years | 3.52 years | 0.8339 years | Gambia |
| 2000s | 1.49 years | 3.29 years | 1.8 years | Gambia |
| 2010s | 2.8 years | 2.67 years | 0.1306 years | Congo |
| 2020s | 3.28 years | 3.32 years | 0.0397 years | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Congo or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 3.36 years against 3.34 years in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Congo and Gambia?
- 0.02 years, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Gambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Gambia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Congo ranks 213th and Gambia ranks 210th 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.