Ethiopia vs Montenegro: Sex gap in life expectancy
Ethiopia
6.65 years
in 2023
Montenegro
6.58 years
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
42nd
Montenegro rank
45th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Ethiopia
- Montenegro
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 6.65 years against 6.58 years in Montenegro, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 42nd and Montenegro ranks 45th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Montenegro in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.54 years | 2.33 years | 4.2 years | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 6.77 years | 3.04 years | 3.73 years | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 6.73 years | 4.36 years | 2.37 years | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 4.79 years | 5.55 years | 0.7552 years | Montenegro |
| 1990s | 1.99 years | 6.37 years | 4.38 years | Montenegro |
| 2000s | 2.58 years | 5.98 years | 3.4 years | Montenegro |
| 2010s | 5.23 years | 5.8 years | 0.5736 years | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 6.62 years | 6.64 years | 0.022 years | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Ethiopia or Montenegro?
- Ethiopia, at 6.65 years against 6.58 years in Montenegro as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Ethiopia and Montenegro?
- 0.07 years, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Montenegro?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Montenegro rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Ethiopia ranks 42nd and Montenegro ranks 45th 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.