Eswatini vs Uganda: Sex gap in life expectancy
Eswatini
5.77 years
in 2023
Uganda
5.85 years
in 2023
Eswatini rank
79th
Uganda rank
76th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Eswatini
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 5.85 years against 5.77 years in Eswatini, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.
Eswatini ranks 79th and Uganda ranks 76th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.69 years | 3.42 years | 0.7378 years | Uganda |
| 1960s | 3.11 years | 4.01 years | 0.898 years | Uganda |
| 1970s | 3.34 years | 5.3 years | 1.96 years | Uganda |
| 1980s | 3.86 years | 7.14 years | 3.28 years | Uganda |
| 1990s | 3.63 years | 4 years | 0.3768 years | Uganda |
| 2000s | 2.62 years | 3.85 years | 1.23 years | Uganda |
| 2010s | 4.33 years | 5.01 years | 0.6733 years | Uganda |
| 2020s | 5.9 years | 5.86 years | 0.0491 years | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Eswatini or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 5.85 years against 5.77 years in Eswatini as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Eswatini and Uganda?
- 0.08 years, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Uganda rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Eswatini ranks 79th and Uganda ranks 76th 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.