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

Guinea, at 2.38 years against 2.15 years in Libya as of 2023.

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

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 Libya: Sex gap in life expectancy

Guinea

2.38 years

in 2023

Libya

2.15 years

in 2023

Guinea rank

228th

Libya rank

230th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Guinea
Libya

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 2.38 years against 2.15 years in Libya, a difference of 0.23 years.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.

Guinea ranks 228th and Libya ranks 230th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.53 years	5.16 years	2.63 years	Libya
1960s	2.64 years	2.82 years	0.1843 years	Libya
1970s	2.78 years	4.05 years	1.27 years	Libya
1980s	2.28 years	4.88 years	2.6 years	Libya
1990s	1.48 years	4.07 years	2.6 years	Libya
2000s	1.57 years	4.04 years	2.47 years	Libya
2010s	2.5 years	5.96 years	3.46 years	Libya
2020s	2.47 years	4.73 years	2.26 years	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Guinea or Libya?: Guinea, at 2.38 years against 2.15 years in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Guinea and Libya?: 0.23 years, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Libya?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guinea and Libya rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Guinea ranks 228th and Libya ranks 230th 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.