Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Madagascar or Oman?

Madagascar, at 3.44 years against 3.39 years in Oman as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Madagascar and Oman?

0.05 years, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Oman?

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.

Madagascar vs Oman: Sex gap in life expectancy

Madagascar

3.44 years

in 2023

Oman

3.39 years

in 2023

Madagascar rank

206th

Oman rank

208th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Madagascar
Oman

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 3.44 years against 3.39 years in Oman, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Oman ahead.

Madagascar ranks 206th and Oman ranks 208th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Oman in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Oman	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.18 years	4.64 years	2.46 years	Oman
1960s	2.54 years	4.47 years	1.93 years	Oman
1970s	2.49 years	5.37 years	2.88 years	Oman
1980s	3.02 years	4.93 years	1.91 years	Oman
1990s	3.05 years	4.8 years	1.75 years	Oman
2000s	2.6 years	4.77 years	2.16 years	Oman
2010s	3.18 years	3.6 years	0.4182 years	Oman
2020s	3.48 years	2.98 years	0.5078 years	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Madagascar or Oman?: Madagascar, at 3.44 years against 3.39 years in Oman as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Madagascar and Oman?: 0.05 years, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Oman?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Oman rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Madagascar ranks 206th and Oman ranks 208th 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.