Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Congo or Maldives?

Congo, at 3.34 years against 3.13 years in Maldives as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Maldives?

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.

Congo vs Maldives: Sex gap in life expectancy

Congo

3.34 years

in 2023

Maldives

3.13 years

in 2023

Congo rank

213th

Maldives rank

216th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Congo
Maldives

How they compare

Congo currently reports 3.34 years against 3.13 years in Maldives, a difference of 0.21 years.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 213th and Maldives ranks 216th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 6 and Maldives in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.63 years	1.8 years	0.8274 years	Congo
1960s	3.07 years	1.01 years	2.06 years	Congo
1970s	3.5 years	0.8465 years	2.65 years	Congo
1980s	3.35 years	1.55 years	1.8 years	Congo
1990s	2.69 years	2.17 years	0.5141 years	Congo
2000s	1.49 years	2.63 years	1.14 years	Maldives
2010s	2.8 years	2.83 years	0.0265 years	Maldives
2020s	3.28 years	3 years	0.2771 years	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Congo or Maldives?: Congo, at 3.34 years against 3.13 years in Maldives as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Congo and Maldives?: 0.21 years, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Maldives?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo and Maldives rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Congo ranks 213th and Maldives ranks 216th 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.