Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, French Guiana or Uzbekistan?

Uzbekistan, at 5.95 years against 5.86 years in French Guiana as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between French Guiana and Uzbekistan?

0.09 years, with Uzbekistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Uzbekistan?

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.

French Guiana vs Uzbekistan: Sex gap in life expectancy

French Guiana

5.86 years

in 2023

Uzbekistan

5.95 years

in 2023

French Guiana rank

75th

Uzbekistan rank

72nd

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

French Guiana
Uzbekistan

How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 5.95 years against 5.86 years in French Guiana, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Guiana ahead.

French Guiana ranks 75th and Uzbekistan ranks 72nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 7 and Uzbekistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Guiana	Uzbekistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6.92 years	4.11 years	2.8 years	French Guiana
1960s	7.78 years	4.85 years	2.93 years	French Guiana
1970s	7.55 years	5.6 years	1.95 years	French Guiana
1980s	7.83 years	5.67 years	2.16 years	French Guiana
1990s	7.02 years	6.05 years	0.9655 years	French Guiana
2000s	6.88 years	5.97 years	0.9023 years	French Guiana
2010s	5.59 years	5.9 years	0.3123 years	Uzbekistan
2020s	6.11 years	5.92 years	0.1824 years	French Guiana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, French Guiana or Uzbekistan?: Uzbekistan, at 5.95 years against 5.86 years in French Guiana as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between French Guiana and Uzbekistan?: 0.09 years, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Uzbekistan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do French Guiana and Uzbekistan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: French Guiana ranks 75th and Uzbekistan ranks 72nd 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.