Libya vs Qatar: Sex gap in life expectancy
Libya
2.15 years
in 2023
Qatar
1.76 years
in 2023
Libya rank
230th
Qatar rank
233rd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Libya
- Qatar
How they compare
Libya currently reports 2.15 years against 1.76 years in Qatar, a difference of 0.39 years.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 230th and Qatar ranks 233rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 7 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.16 years | 4.58 years | 0.578 years | Libya |
| 1960s | 2.82 years | 3.77 years | 0.9493 years | Qatar |
| 1970s | 4.05 years | 3.22 years | 0.8306 years | Libya |
| 1980s | 4.88 years | 2.26 years | 2.62 years | Libya |
| 1990s | 4.07 years | 1.42 years | 2.66 years | Libya |
| 2000s | 4.04 years | 1.66 years | 2.38 years | Libya |
| 2010s | 5.96 years | 1.78 years | 4.18 years | Libya |
| 2020s | 4.73 years | 1.98 years | 2.74 years | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Libya or Qatar?
- Libya, at 2.15 years against 1.76 years in Qatar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Libya and Qatar?
- 0.39 years, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Qatar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Qatar rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Libya ranks 230th and Qatar ranks 233rd 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.