Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Jordan or Vanuatu?

Jordan, at 4.48 years against 4.48 years in Vanuatu as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Vanuatu?

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 Vanuatu: Sex gap in life expectancy

Jordan

4.48 years

in 2023

Vanuatu

4.48 years

in 2023

Jordan rank

141st

Vanuatu rank

142nd

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Jordan
Vanuatu

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 4.48 years against 4.48 years in Vanuatu, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Jordan ranks 141st and Vanuatu ranks 142nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.6097 years	1.72 years	1.11 years	Vanuatu
1960s	1.25 years	2.22 years	0.963 years	Vanuatu
1970s	2.24 years	2.98 years	0.7333 years	Vanuatu
1980s	2.21 years	4.48 years	2.27 years	Vanuatu
1990s	3.51 years	4.89 years	1.38 years	Vanuatu
2000s	4.07 years	4.29 years	0.229 years	Vanuatu
2010s	4.25 years	4.67 years	0.4191 years	Vanuatu
2020s	4.56 years	4.62 years	0.0584 years	Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Jordan or Vanuatu?: Jordan, at 4.48 years against 4.48 years in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Jordan and Vanuatu?: 0 years, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Vanuatu?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Jordan and Vanuatu rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Jordan ranks 141st and Vanuatu ranks 142nd 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.