Estonia vs Thailand: Sex gap in life expectancy
Estonia
8.14 years
in 2023
Thailand
8.7 years
in 2023
Estonia rank
17th
Thailand rank
14th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Estonia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 8.7 years against 8.14 years in Estonia, a difference of 0.56 years.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 17th and Thailand ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 7 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.57 years | 2.36 years | 5.21 years | Estonia |
| 1960s | 8.21 years | 4.24 years | 3.98 years | Estonia |
| 1970s | 9.5 years | 5.83 years | 3.68 years | Estonia |
| 1980s | 9.57 years | 6.63 years | 2.94 years | Estonia |
| 1990s | 11.31 years | 7.56 years | 3.75 years | Estonia |
| 2000s | 10.94 years | 7.35 years | 3.59 years | Estonia |
| 2010s | 8.99 years | 8.24 years | 0.7522 years | Estonia |
| 2020s | 8.52 years | 8.8 years | 0.2806 years | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Estonia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 8.7 years against 8.14 years in Estonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Estonia and Thailand?
- 0.56 years, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Thailand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Thailand rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Estonia ranks 17th and Thailand ranks 14th 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.