Equatorial Guinea vs Iceland: Sex gap in life expectancy
Equatorial Guinea
3.62 years
in 2023
Iceland
3.52 years
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
201st
Iceland rank
204th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Iceland
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 3.62 years against 3.52 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 201st and Iceland ranks 204th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Iceland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.73 years | 4.42 years | 1.31 years | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | 5.79 years | 5.13 years | 0.6645 years | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 6.43 years | 5.94 years | 0.4866 years | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 5.15 years | 5.49 years | 0.336 years | Iceland |
| 1990s | 3.23 years | 4.48 years | 1.25 years | Iceland |
| 2000s | 2.73 years | 3.72 years | 0.9836 years | Iceland |
| 2010s | 3.16 years | 3.19 years | 0.0304 years | Iceland |
| 2020s | 3.66 years | 3.52 years | 0.1336 years | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Equatorial Guinea or Iceland?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 3.62 years against 3.52 years in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Equatorial Guinea and Iceland?
- 0.1 years, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Iceland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Iceland rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 201st and Iceland ranks 204th 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.