Côte d'Ivoire vs Eritrea: Sex gap in life expectancy
Côte d'Ivoire
4.12 years
in 2023
Eritrea
4.15 years
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
171st
Eritrea rank
169th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 4.15 years against 4.12 years in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 171st and Eritrea ranks 169th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Eritrea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.65 years | 3.94 years | 0.7124 years | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 4.12 years | 4.12 years | 0.0013 years | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 3.98 years | 4.96 years | 0.9808 years | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 4.8 years | 4.89 years | 0.0871 years | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 3.38 years | 5.76 years | 2.38 years | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 2.24 years | 3.55 years | 1.31 years | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 3.41 years | 3.99 years | 0.5806 years | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 4.03 years | 4.27 years | 0.2458 years | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Côte d'Ivoire or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 4.15 years against 4.12 years in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Côte d'Ivoire and Eritrea?
- 0.03 years, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Eritrea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Eritrea rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 171st 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.