Gambia vs Timor-Leste: Sex gap in life expectancy

Gambia
3.36 years
in 2023
Timor-Leste
3.37 years
in 2023
Gambia rank
210th
Timor-Leste rank
209th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

  • Gambia
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 3.37 years against 3.36 years in Gambia, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Gambia ranks 210th and Timor-Leste ranks 209th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Timor-Leste in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1950s 1.29 years 2.84 years 1.55 years Timor-Leste
1960s 1.55 years 2.86 years 1.32 years Timor-Leste
1970s 1.89 years 6.39 years 4.51 years Timor-Leste
1980s 2.29 years 12.86 years 10.57 years Timor-Leste
1990s 3.52 years 3.33 years 0.1892 years Gambia
2000s 3.29 years 3.12 years 0.1702 years Gambia
2010s 2.67 years 3.3 years 0.6303 years Timor-Leste
2020s 3.32 years 3.47 years 0.1544 years Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Gambia or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 3.37 years against 3.36 years in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Gambia and Timor-Leste?
0.01 years, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Timor-Leste?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Timor-Leste rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
Gambia ranks 210th and Timor-Leste ranks 209th 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

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