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
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) β 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.