Ethiopia vs Tuvalu: Sex gap in life expectancy
Ethiopia
6.65 years
in 2023
Tuvalu
6.93 years
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
42nd
Tuvalu rank
39th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Ethiopia
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 6.93 years against 6.65 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.28 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 42nd and Tuvalu ranks 39th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Tuvalu in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.54 years | 5.16 years | 1.38 years | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 6.77 years | 5.33 years | 1.44 years | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 6.73 years | 5.93 years | 0.8014 years | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 4.79 years | 5.78 years | 0.9859 years | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 1.99 years | 5.34 years | 3.36 years | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 2.58 years | 5.31 years | 2.74 years | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 5.23 years | 6.5 years | 1.27 years | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 6.62 years | 6.96 years | 0.3426 years | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Ethiopia or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 6.93 years against 6.65 years in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Ethiopia and Tuvalu?
- 0.28 years, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tuvalu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Tuvalu rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Ethiopia ranks 42nd and Tuvalu ranks 39th 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.