Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Guinea or Kuwait?

Kuwait, at 2.59 years against 2.38 years in Guinea as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Kuwait?

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.

Guinea vs Kuwait: Sex gap in life expectancy

Guinea

2.38 years

in 2023

Kuwait

2.59 years

in 2023

Guinea rank

228th

Kuwait rank

226th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Guinea
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 2.59 years against 2.38 years in Guinea, a difference of 0.21 years.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kuwait ahead.

Guinea ranks 228th and Kuwait ranks 226th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.53 years	4.19 years	1.66 years	Kuwait
1960s	2.64 years	3.72 years	1.08 years	Kuwait
1970s	2.78 years	4.44 years	1.66 years	Kuwait
1980s	2.28 years	4.84 years	2.56 years	Kuwait
1990s	1.48 years	4.53 years	3.05 years	Kuwait
2000s	1.57 years	3.96 years	2.39 years	Kuwait
2010s	2.5 years	2.81 years	0.3119 years	Kuwait
2020s	2.47 years	2.97 years	0.5014 years	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Guinea or Kuwait?: Kuwait, at 2.59 years against 2.38 years in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Guinea and Kuwait?: 0.21 years, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Kuwait?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guinea and Kuwait rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Guinea ranks 228th and Kuwait ranks 226th 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.