Iceland vs Kiribati: Sex gap in life expectancy
Iceland
3.52 years
in 2023
Kiribati
3.59 years
in 2023
Iceland rank
204th
Kiribati rank
203rd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Iceland
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 3.59 years against 3.52 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 204th and Kiribati ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and Kiribati in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.42 years | 2.52 years | 1.9 years | Iceland |
| 1960s | 5.13 years | 2.76 years | 2.37 years | Iceland |
| 1970s | 5.94 years | 3.07 years | 2.87 years | Iceland |
| 1980s | 5.49 years | 3.25 years | 2.24 years | Iceland |
| 1990s | 4.48 years | 3.36 years | 1.12 years | Iceland |
| 2000s | 3.72 years | 3.37 years | 0.3465 years | Iceland |
| 2010s | 3.19 years | 3.39 years | 0.1986 years | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 3.52 years | 3.64 years | 0.1137 years | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Iceland or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 3.59 years against 3.52 years in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Iceland and Kiribati?
- 0.07 years, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Kiribati?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Kiribati rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Iceland ranks 204th and Kiribati ranks 203rd 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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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.