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

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Guernsey 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.

Guernsey vs Palau: Sex gap in life expectancy

Guernsey

4.56 years

in 2023

Palau

4.64 years

in 2023

Guernsey rank

140th

Palau rank

137th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Guernsey
Palau

How they compare

Palau currently reports 4.64 years against 4.56 years in Guernsey, 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.

Guernsey ranks 140th and Palau ranks 137th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guernsey	Palau	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6.64 years	8.89 years	2.25 years	Palau
1960s	6.29 years	9.29 years	3 years	Palau
1970s	6.66 years	10.2 years	3.54 years	Palau
1980s	5.85 years	11.44 years	5.59 years	Palau
1990s	4.95 years	9.73 years	4.79 years	Palau
2000s	4.4 years	7.75 years	3.34 years	Palau
2010s	4.07 years	6.44 years	2.37 years	Palau
2020s	4.41 years	5.1 years	0.6853 years	Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Guernsey or Palau?: Palau, at 4.64 years against 4.56 years in Guernsey as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Guernsey and Palau?: 0.08 years, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guernsey and Palau?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guernsey and Palau rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Guernsey ranks 140th 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.