Eritrea vs Yemen: Sex gap in life expectancy
Eritrea
4.15 years
in 2023
Yemen
4.15 years
in 2023
Eritrea rank
169th
Yemen rank
168th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Eritrea
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 4.15 years against 4.15 years in Eritrea, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Eritrea ranks 169th and Yemen ranks 168th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.94 years | 5.02 years | 1.08 years | Yemen |
| 1960s | 4.12 years | 5.47 years | 1.35 years | Yemen |
| 1970s | 4.96 years | 4.4 years | 0.5584 years | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 4.89 years | 4.13 years | 0.7599 years | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 5.76 years | 3.89 years | 1.86 years | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 3.55 years | 3.75 years | 0.1952 years | Yemen |
| 2010s | 3.99 years | 5.12 years | 1.13 years | Yemen |
| 2020s | 4.27 years | 5.34 years | 1.07 years | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Eritrea or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 4.15 years against 4.15 years in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Eritrea and Yemen?
- 0 years, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Yemen rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Eritrea ranks 169th and Yemen ranks 168th 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.