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

Guam, at 7.98 years against 7.73 years in Uruguay as of 2023.

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

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 Uruguay: Sex gap in life expectancy

Guam

7.98 years

in 2023

Uruguay

7.73 years

in 2023

Guam rank

20th

Uruguay rank

22nd

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Guam
Uruguay

How they compare

Guam currently reports 7.98 years against 7.73 years in Uruguay, a difference of 0.25 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.

Guam ranks 20th and Uruguay ranks 22nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guam	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3.21 years	6.12 years	2.9 years	Uruguay
1960s	3.76 years	6.36 years	2.6 years	Uruguay
1970s	6.52 years	6.82 years	0.2978 years	Uruguay
1980s	5.86 years	7.48 years	1.62 years	Uruguay
1990s	5.79 years	8.04 years	2.25 years	Uruguay
2000s	5.74 years	7.99 years	2.25 years	Uruguay
2010s	7.81 years	7.75 years	0.0589 years	Guam
2020s	8.12 years	7.81 years	0.3054 years	Guam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Guam or Uruguay?: Guam, at 7.98 years against 7.73 years in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Guam and Uruguay?: 0.25 years, with Guam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Uruguay?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guam and Uruguay rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Guam ranks 20th and Uruguay ranks 22nd 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.