Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Guernsey or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 4.58 years against 4.56 years in Guernsey as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Guernsey and Syrian Arab Republic?

0.02 years, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guernsey and Syrian Arab Republic?

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 Syrian Arab Republic: Sex gap in life expectancy

Guernsey

4.56 years

in 2023

Syrian Arab Republic

4.58 years

in 2023

Guernsey rank

140th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

138th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Guernsey
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 4.58 years against 4.56 years in Guernsey, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guernsey ahead.

Guernsey ranks 140th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 138th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guernsey averaged higher in 6 and Syrian Arab Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guernsey	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6.64 years	2.14 years	4.5 years	Guernsey
1960s	6.29 years	1.13 years	5.16 years	Guernsey
1970s	6.66 years	3.4 years	3.26 years	Guernsey
1980s	5.85 years	4.62 years	1.23 years	Guernsey
1990s	4.95 years	4.34 years	0.6107 years	Guernsey
2000s	4.4 years	3.87 years	0.5337 years	Guernsey
2010s	4.07 years	9.32 years	5.25 years	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	4.41 years	4.85 years	0.4342 years	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Guernsey or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 4.58 years against 4.56 years in Guernsey as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Guernsey and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.02 years, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guernsey and Syrian Arab Republic?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guernsey and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Guernsey ranks 140th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 138th 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.