El Salvador vs Thailand: Sex gap in life expectancy
El Salvador
8.74 years
in 2023
Thailand
8.7 years
in 2023
El Salvador rank
13th
Thailand rank
14th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- El Salvador
- Thailand
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 8.74 years against 8.7 years in Thailand, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 13th and Thailand ranks 14th of 236 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.89 years | 2.36 years | 1.53 years | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 4.34 years | 4.24 years | 0.1021 years | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 7.12 years | 5.83 years | 1.29 years | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 11.69 years | 6.63 years | 5.06 years | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 9.99 years | 7.56 years | 2.42 years | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 9.34 years | 7.35 years | 1.99 years | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 9.24 years | 8.24 years | 1.01 years | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 8.98 years | 8.8 years | 0.1843 years | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, El Salvador or Thailand?
- El Salvador, at 8.74 years against 8.7 years in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between El Salvador and Thailand?
- 0.04 years, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Thailand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Thailand rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- El Salvador ranks 13th and Thailand ranks 14th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.