Liberia vs Solomon Islands: Sex gap in life expectancy
Liberia
2.57 years
in 2023
Solomon Islands
2.77 years
in 2023
Liberia rank
227th
Solomon Islands rank
225th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Liberia
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 2.77 years against 2.57 years in Liberia, a difference of 0.2 years.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Liberia ranks 227th and Solomon Islands ranks 225th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Solomon Islands in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.01 years | 3.81 years | 1.8 years | Solomon Islands |
| 1960s | 2.13 years | 3.44 years | 1.31 years | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 1.94 years | 3.1 years | 1.16 years | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 1.88 years | 4.11 years | 2.23 years | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 5.1 years | 4.65 years | 0.4482 years | Liberia |
| 2000s | 3.08 years | 4.33 years | 1.25 years | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 2.4 years | 3.13 years | 0.7315 years | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 2.59 years | 2.83 years | 0.2403 years | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Liberia or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 2.77 years against 2.57 years in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Liberia and Solomon Islands?
- 0.2 years, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Solomon Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Solomon Islands rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Liberia ranks 227th and Solomon Islands ranks 225th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.