How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Zambia?

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 Polynesia vs Zambia: Sex gap in life expectancy

French Polynesia

4.73 years

in 2023

Zambia

4.74 years

in 2023

French Polynesia rank

133rd

Zambia rank

132nd

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

French Polynesia
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 4.74 years against 4.73 years in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 133rd and Zambia ranks 132nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Polynesia	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.54 years	2.1 years	0.4375 years	French Polynesia
1960s	2.77 years	2.27 years	0.4987 years	French Polynesia
1970s	2.69 years	2.61 years	0.0834 years	French Polynesia
1980s	2.86 years	3.27 years	0.4066 years	Zambia
1990s	4.01 years	2.13 years	1.88 years	French Polynesia
2000s	5.12 years	1.58 years	3.54 years	French Polynesia
2010s	5.07 years	4 years	1.07 years	French Polynesia
2020s	4.97 years	5.01 years	0.0375 years	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, French Polynesia or Zambia?: Zambia, at 4.74 years against 4.73 years in French Polynesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between French Polynesia and Zambia?: 0.01 years, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Zambia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do French Polynesia and Zambia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: French Polynesia ranks 133rd and Zambia ranks 132nd 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.