Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Guam or Namibia?

Namibia, at 8.01 years against 7.98 years in Guam as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Guam and Namibia?

0.03 years, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Namibia?

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.

Guam vs Namibia: Sex gap in life expectancy

Guam

7.98 years

in 2023

Namibia

8.01 years

in 2023

Guam rank

20th

Namibia rank

19th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Guam
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 8.01 years against 7.98 years in Guam, a difference of 0.03 years.

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

Guam ranks 20th and Namibia ranks 19th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 5 and Namibia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guam	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3.21 years	4.28 years	1.07 years	Namibia
1960s	3.76 years	4.1 years	0.3437 years	Namibia
1970s	6.52 years	5.07 years	1.46 years	Guam
1980s	5.86 years	10.85 years	4.99 years	Namibia
1990s	5.79 years	4.84 years	0.9552 years	Guam
2000s	5.74 years	3.98 years	1.76 years	Guam
2010s	7.81 years	6.35 years	1.46 years	Guam
2020s	8.12 years	7.71 years	0.4087 years	Guam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Guam or Namibia?: Namibia, at 8.01 years against 7.98 years in Guam as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Guam and Namibia?: 0.03 years, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Namibia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guam and Namibia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Guam ranks 20th and Namibia ranks 19th 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.