Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Germany or Ghana?

Ghana, at 4.81 years against 4.74 years in Germany as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Ghana?

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.

Germany vs Ghana: Sex gap in life expectancy

Germany

4.74 years

in 2023

Ghana

4.81 years

in 2023

Germany rank

131st

Ghana rank

128th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Germany
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 4.81 years against 4.74 years in Germany, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 131st and Ghana ranks 128th of 236 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	5 years	4.11 years	0.8828 years	Germany
1960s	5.62 years	4.24 years	1.38 years	Germany
1970s	6.3 years	3.94 years	2.37 years	Germany
1980s	6.43 years	3.57 years	2.86 years	Germany
1990s	6.47 years	2.41 years	4.06 years	Germany
2000s	5.67 years	2.58 years	3.08 years	Germany
2010s	4.89 years	3.66 years	1.23 years	Germany
2020s	4.94 years	4.63 years	0.3076 years	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Germany or Ghana?: Ghana, at 4.81 years against 4.74 years in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Germany and Ghana?: 0.07 years, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Ghana?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Germany and Ghana rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Germany ranks 131st and Ghana ranks 128th 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.