Liberia vs Libya: Sex gap in life expectancy
Liberia
2.57 years
in 2023
Libya
2.15 years
in 2023
Liberia rank
227th
Libya rank
230th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Liberia
- Libya
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 2.57 years against 2.15 years in Libya, a difference of 0.42 years.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.
Liberia ranks 227th and Libya ranks 230th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.01 years | 5.16 years | 3.15 years | Libya |
| 1960s | 2.13 years | 2.82 years | 0.6886 years | Libya |
| 1970s | 1.94 years | 4.05 years | 2.11 years | Libya |
| 1980s | 1.88 years | 4.88 years | 3 years | Libya |
| 1990s | 5.1 years | 4.07 years | 1.02 years | Liberia |
| 2000s | 3.08 years | 4.04 years | 0.958 years | Libya |
| 2010s | 2.4 years | 5.96 years | 3.56 years | Libya |
| 2020s | 2.59 years | 4.73 years | 2.14 years | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Liberia or Libya?
- Liberia, at 2.57 years against 2.15 years in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Liberia and Libya?
- 0.42 years, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Libya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Libya rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Liberia ranks 227th and Libya ranks 230th 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.