Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Estonia or Namibia?

Estonia, at 8.14 years against 8.01 years in Namibia as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Estonia and Namibia?

0.13 years, with Estonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Namibia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Estonia vs Namibia: Sex gap in life expectancy

Estonia

8.14 years

in 2023

Namibia

8.01 years

in 2023

Estonia rank

17th

Namibia rank

19th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Estonia
Namibia

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 8.14 years against 8.01 years in Namibia, a difference of 0.13 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 17th and Namibia ranks 19th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 7 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	7.57 years	4.28 years	3.29 years	Estonia
1960s	8.21 years	4.1 years	4.11 years	Estonia
1970s	9.5 years	5.07 years	4.44 years	Estonia
1980s	9.57 years	10.85 years	1.28 years	Namibia
1990s	11.31 years	4.84 years	6.47 years	Estonia
2000s	10.94 years	3.98 years	6.96 years	Estonia
2010s	8.99 years	6.35 years	2.64 years	Estonia
2020s	8.52 years	7.71 years	0.81 years	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Estonia or Namibia?: Estonia, at 8.14 years against 8.01 years in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Estonia and Namibia?: 0.13 years, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Namibia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Namibia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Estonia ranks 17th and Namibia ranks 19th 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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Indicator: Sex gap in life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.