Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Iceland or Madagascar?

Iceland, at 3.52 years against 3.44 years in Madagascar as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Iceland and Madagascar?

0.08 years, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Madagascar?

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.

Iceland vs Madagascar: Sex gap in life expectancy

Iceland

3.52 years

in 2023

Madagascar

3.44 years

in 2023

Iceland rank

204th

Madagascar rank

206th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Iceland
Madagascar

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 3.52 years against 3.44 years in Madagascar, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 204th and Madagascar ranks 206th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.42 years	2.18 years	2.24 years	Iceland
1960s	5.13 years	2.54 years	2.59 years	Iceland
1970s	5.94 years	2.49 years	3.45 years	Iceland
1980s	5.49 years	3.02 years	2.47 years	Iceland
1990s	4.48 years	3.05 years	1.43 years	Iceland
2000s	3.72 years	2.6 years	1.12 years	Iceland
2010s	3.19 years	3.18 years	0.0089 years	Iceland
2020s	3.52 years	3.48 years	0.0403 years	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Iceland or Madagascar?: Iceland, at 3.52 years against 3.44 years in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Iceland and Madagascar?: 0.08 years, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Madagascar?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Madagascar rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Iceland ranks 204th and Madagascar ranks 206th 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.