Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Kuwait or Liberia?

Kuwait, at 2.59 years against 2.57 years in Liberia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Liberia?

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.

Kuwait vs Liberia: Sex gap in life expectancy

Kuwait

2.59 years

in 2023

Liberia

2.57 years

in 2023

Kuwait rank

226th

Liberia rank

227th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Kuwait
Liberia

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 2.59 years against 2.57 years in Liberia, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 226th and Liberia ranks 227th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 7 and Liberia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.19 years	2.01 years	2.17 years	Kuwait
1960s	3.72 years	2.13 years	1.59 years	Kuwait
1970s	4.44 years	1.94 years	2.49 years	Kuwait
1980s	4.84 years	1.88 years	2.97 years	Kuwait
1990s	4.53 years	5.1 years	0.5681 years	Liberia
2000s	3.96 years	3.08 years	0.8818 years	Kuwait
2010s	2.81 years	2.4 years	0.4154 years	Kuwait
2020s	2.97 years	2.59 years	0.3817 years	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Kuwait or Liberia?: Kuwait, at 2.59 years against 2.57 years in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Kuwait and Liberia?: 0.02 years, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Liberia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Liberia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Kuwait ranks 226th and Liberia ranks 227th 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.