Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Finland or Lesotho?

Finland, at 5.5 years against 5.39 years in Lesotho as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Finland and Lesotho?

0.11 years, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Lesotho?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Finland vs Lesotho: Sex gap in life expectancy

Finland

5.5 years

in 2023

Lesotho

5.39 years

in 2023

Finland rank

93rd

Lesotho rank

96th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Finland
Lesotho

How they compare

Finland currently reports 5.5 years against 5.39 years in Lesotho, a difference of 0.11 years.

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

Finland ranks 93rd and Lesotho ranks 96th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 7 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6.65 years	6.16 years	0.4873 years	Finland
1960s	7.33 years	6.75 years	0.5846 years	Finland
1970s	8.63 years	7.54 years	1.09 years	Finland
1980s	8.25 years	8.42 years	0.1628 years	Lesotho
1990s	7.5 years	7.17 years	0.3312 years	Finland
2000s	6.82 years	4.37 years	2.45 years	Finland
2010s	5.8 years	4.87 years	0.9247 years	Finland
2020s	5.55 years	5.28 years	0.2724 years	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Finland or Lesotho?: Finland, at 5.5 years against 5.39 years in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Finland and Lesotho?: 0.11 years, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Lesotho?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Finland and Lesotho rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Finland ranks 93rd and Lesotho ranks 96th 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: 28 August 2026

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