Gabon vs Gibraltar: Sex gap in life expectancy
Gabon
5.15 years
in 2023
Gibraltar
5.23 years
in 2023
Gabon rank
108th
Gibraltar rank
105th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Gabon
- Gibraltar
How they compare
Gibraltar currently reports 5.23 years against 5.15 years in Gabon, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gibraltar ahead.
Gabon ranks 108th and Gibraltar ranks 105th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Gibraltar in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Gibraltar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.42 years | 8.32 years | 2.9 years | Gibraltar |
| 1960s | 5.23 years | 4.52 years | 0.7119 years | Gabon |
| 1970s | 5.05 years | 5.25 years | 0.1981 years | Gibraltar |
| 1980s | 4.37 years | 5 years | 0.631 years | Gibraltar |
| 1990s | 2.78 years | 4.2 years | 1.42 years | Gibraltar |
| 2000s | 3.09 years | 4.09 years | 1.01 years | Gibraltar |
| 2010s | 4.36 years | 5.32 years | 0.9629 years | Gibraltar |
| 2020s | 4.98 years | 5.17 years | 0.1907 years | Gibraltar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Gabon or Gibraltar?
- Gibraltar, at 5.23 years against 5.15 years in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Gabon and Gibraltar?
- 0.08 years, with Gibraltar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Gibraltar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Gibraltar rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Gabon ranks 108th and Gibraltar ranks 105th 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.