Ecuador vs Lesotho: Sex gap in life expectancy
Ecuador
5.48 years
in 2023
Lesotho
5.39 years
in 2023
Ecuador rank
94th
Lesotho rank
96th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Ecuador
- Lesotho
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 5.48 years against 5.39 years in Lesotho, a difference of 0.09 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.
Ecuador ranks 94th and Lesotho ranks 96th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.53 years | 6.16 years | 2.63 years | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 4.38 years | 6.75 years | 2.36 years | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 4.91 years | 7.54 years | 2.63 years | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 5.07 years | 8.42 years | 3.34 years | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 6.31 years | 7.17 years | 0.8632 years | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 6.27 years | 4.37 years | 1.9 years | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 5.25 years | 4.87 years | 0.3752 years | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 6.2 years | 5.28 years | 0.9184 years | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Ecuador or Lesotho?
- Ecuador, at 5.48 years against 5.39 years in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Ecuador and Lesotho?
- 0.09 years, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Lesotho?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Lesotho rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Ecuador ranks 94th and Lesotho ranks 96th 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.