Ethiopia vs Seychelles: Sex gap in life expectancy

Ethiopia
6.65 years
in 2023
Seychelles
6.58 years
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
42nd
Seychelles rank
44th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Seychelles
246810195019862023

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 6.65 years against 6.58 years in Seychelles, a difference of 0.07 years.

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

Ethiopia ranks 42nd and Seychelles ranks 44th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Seychelles in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Seychelles Difference Ahead
1950s 6.54 years 4.04 years 2.5 years Ethiopia
1960s 6.77 years 5.6 years 1.17 years Ethiopia
1970s 6.73 years 6 years 0.7284 years Ethiopia
1980s 4.79 years 7.66 years 2.87 years Seychelles
1990s 1.99 years 9.35 years 7.36 years Seychelles
2000s 2.58 years 7.78 years 5.2 years Seychelles
2010s 5.23 years 6.85 years 1.62 years Seychelles
2020s 6.62 years 6.08 years 0.5361 years Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Ethiopia or Seychelles?
Ethiopia, at 6.65 years against 6.58 years in Seychelles as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Ethiopia and Seychelles?
0.07 years, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Seychelles?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Seychelles rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
Ethiopia ranks 42nd and Seychelles ranks 44th 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

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