Lesotho vs Spain: Sex gap in life expectancy
Lesotho
5.39 years
in 2023
Spain
5.35 years
in 2023
Lesotho rank
96th
Spain rank
97th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Lesotho
- Spain
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 5.39 years against 5.35 years in Spain, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 96th and Spain ranks 97th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.16 years | 4.6 years | 1.55 years | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 6.75 years | 5.24 years | 1.5 years | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 7.54 years | 5.81 years | 1.73 years | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 8.42 years | 6.46 years | 1.95 years | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 7.17 years | 7.17 years | 0.0024 years | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.37 years | 6.57 years | 2.2 years | Spain |
| 2010s | 4.87 years | 5.61 years | 0.7382 years | Spain |
| 2020s | 5.28 years | 5.58 years | 0.2978 years | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Lesotho or Spain?
- Lesotho, at 5.39 years against 5.35 years in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Lesotho and Spain?
- 0.04 years, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Spain rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Lesotho ranks 96th and Spain ranks 97th 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.