Gabon vs Malaysia: Sex gap in life expectancy
Gabon
5.15 years
in 2023
Malaysia
5.1 years
in 2023
Gabon rank
108th
Malaysia rank
110th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Gabon
- Malaysia
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 5.15 years against 5.1 years in Malaysia, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 108th and Malaysia ranks 110th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.42 years | 1.44 years | 3.98 years | Gabon |
| 1960s | 5.23 years | 2.27 years | 2.96 years | Gabon |
| 1970s | 5.05 years | 3.41 years | 1.64 years | Gabon |
| 1980s | 4.37 years | 4.61 years | 0.2408 years | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 2.78 years | 5.1 years | 2.32 years | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 3.09 years | 5.19 years | 2.11 years | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 4.36 years | 5.07 years | 0.7154 years | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 4.98 years | 5.13 years | 0.1463 years | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Gabon or Malaysia?
- Gabon, at 5.15 years against 5.1 years in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Gabon and Malaysia?
- 0.05 years, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Malaysia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Malaysia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Gabon ranks 108th and Malaysia ranks 110th 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.