Indonesia vs Italy: Sex gap in life expectancy
Indonesia
4.23 years
in 2023
Italy
4.18 years
in 2023
Indonesia rank
164th
Italy rank
167th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Indonesia
- Italy
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 4.23 years against 4.18 years in Italy, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Italy ahead.
Indonesia ranks 164th and Italy ranks 167th of 236 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.19 years | 4.12 years | 0.9302 years | Italy |
| 1960s | 4.28 years | 5.54 years | 1.26 years | Italy |
| 1970s | 4.66 years | 6.3 years | 1.64 years | Italy |
| 1980s | 3.93 years | 6.58 years | 2.65 years | Italy |
| 1990s | 3.4 years | 6.45 years | 3.05 years | Italy |
| 2000s | 3.4 years | 5.56 years | 2.16 years | Italy |
| 2010s | 3.85 years | 4.57 years | 0.7167 years | Italy |
| 2020s | 4.17 years | 4.54 years | 0.3636 years | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Indonesia or Italy?
- Indonesia, at 4.23 years against 4.18 years in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Indonesia and Italy?
- 0.05 years, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Italy?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Italy rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Indonesia ranks 164th and Italy ranks 167th 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.