Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Jordan or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 4.58 years against 4.48 years in Jordan as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Jordan and Syrian Arab Republic?

0.1 years, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Syrian Arab Republic?

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.

Jordan vs Syrian Arab Republic: Sex gap in life expectancy

Jordan

4.48 years

in 2023

Syrian Arab Republic

4.58 years

in 2023

Jordan rank

141st

Syrian Arab Republic rank

138th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Jordan
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 4.58 years against 4.48 years in Jordan, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Jordan ranks 141st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 138th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and Syrian Arab Republic in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.6097 years	2.14 years	1.53 years	Syrian Arab Republic
1960s	1.25 years	1.13 years	0.1219 years	Jordan
1970s	2.24 years	3.4 years	1.16 years	Syrian Arab Republic
1980s	2.21 years	4.62 years	2.41 years	Syrian Arab Republic
1990s	3.51 years	4.34 years	0.8311 years	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	4.07 years	3.87 years	0.1948 years	Jordan
2010s	4.25 years	9.32 years	5.07 years	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	4.56 years	4.85 years	0.2879 years	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Jordan or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 4.58 years against 4.48 years in Jordan as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Jordan and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.1 years, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Syrian Arab Republic?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Jordan and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Jordan ranks 141st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 138th 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.