Japan vs South Sudan: Sex gap in life expectancy
Japan
6.05 years
in 2023
South Sudan
5.99 years
in 2023
Japan rank
66th
South Sudan rank
68th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Japan
- South Sudan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 6.05 years against 5.99 years in South Sudan, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
Japan ranks 66th and South Sudan ranks 68th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and South Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.96 years | 4.52 years | 0.5594 years | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 5.11 years | 5.91 years | 0.7989 years | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 5.26 years | 3.09 years | 2.17 years | Japan |
| 1980s | 5.62 years | 2.34 years | 3.28 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 6.34 years | 4.13 years | 2.21 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 6.84 years | 1.57 years | 5.27 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.31 years | 4.5 years | 1.8 years | Japan |
| 2020s | 6.08 years | 5.7 years | 0.3793 years | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Japan or South Sudan?
- Japan, at 6.05 years against 5.99 years in South Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Japan and South Sudan?
- 0.06 years, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and South Sudan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Japan ranks 66th and South Sudan ranks 68th 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.