Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Guatemala or Palau?

Palau, at 4.64 years against 4.56 years in Guatemala as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Palau?

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.

Guatemala vs Palau: Sex gap in life expectancy

Guatemala

4.56 years

in 2023

Palau

4.64 years

in 2023

Guatemala rank

139th

Palau rank

137th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Guatemala
Palau

How they compare

Palau currently reports 4.64 years against 4.56 years in Guatemala, a difference of 0.08 years.

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

Guatemala ranks 139th and Palau ranks 137th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Palau	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.2961 years	8.89 years	8.59 years	Palau
1960s	1.38 years	9.29 years	7.91 years	Palau
1970s	3.65 years	10.2 years	6.55 years	Palau
1980s	6.5 years	11.44 years	4.94 years	Palau
1990s	6.06 years	9.73 years	3.68 years	Palau
2000s	6.31 years	7.75 years	1.44 years	Palau
2010s	5.25 years	6.44 years	1.19 years	Palau
2020s	5.45 years	5.1 years	0.3537 years	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Guatemala or Palau?: Palau, at 4.64 years against 4.56 years in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Guatemala and Palau?: 0.08 years, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Palau?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Palau rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Guatemala ranks 139th and Palau ranks 137th 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.