Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Latvia or Thailand?

Latvia, at 8.91 years against 8.7 years in Thailand as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Thailand?

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.

Latvia vs Thailand: Sex gap in life expectancy

Latvia

8.91 years

in 2023

Thailand

8.7 years

in 2023

Latvia rank

11th

Thailand rank

14th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Latvia
Thailand

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 8.91 years against 8.7 years in Thailand, a difference of 0.21 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Latvia ranks 11th and Thailand ranks 14th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1950s	7.32 years	2.36 years	4.96 years	Latvia
1960s	7.84 years	4.24 years	3.6 years	Latvia
1970s	9.68 years	5.83 years	3.85 years	Latvia
1980s	9.83 years	6.63 years	3.2 years	Latvia
1990s	11.7 years	7.56 years	4.13 years	Latvia
2000s	10.9 years	7.35 years	3.55 years	Latvia
2010s	9.69 years	8.24 years	1.46 years	Latvia
2020s	9.3 years	8.8 years	0.4975 years	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Latvia or Thailand?: Latvia, at 8.91 years against 8.7 years in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Latvia and Thailand?: 0.21 years, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Thailand?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Thailand rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Latvia ranks 11th and Thailand ranks 14th 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.