Latvia vs Mongolia: Sex gap in life expectancy
Latvia
8.91 years
in 2023
Mongolia
9.19 years
in 2023
Latvia rank
11th
Mongolia rank
9th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Latvia
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 9.19 years against 8.91 years in Latvia, a difference of 0.28 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 11th and Mongolia ranks 9th of 236 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.32 years | 5.51 years | 1.81 years | Latvia |
| 1960s | 7.84 years | 3.78 years | 4.06 years | Latvia |
| 1970s | 9.68 years | 3.47 years | 6.21 years | Latvia |
| 1980s | 9.83 years | 4.15 years | 5.68 years | Latvia |
| 1990s | 11.7 years | 5.55 years | 6.15 years | Latvia |
| 2000s | 10.9 years | 7.79 years | 3.1 years | Latvia |
| 2010s | 9.69 years | 8.94 years | 0.754 years | Latvia |
| 2020s | 9.3 years | 9.28 years | 0.0149 years | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Latvia or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 9.19 years against 8.91 years in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Latvia and Mongolia?
- 0.28 years, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Mongolia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Mongolia rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Latvia ranks 11th and Mongolia ranks 9th 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.