Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Marshall Islands or Rwanda?

Marshall Islands, at 4.4 years against 4.39 years in Rwanda as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Marshall Islands and Rwanda?

0.01 years, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Rwanda?

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.

Marshall Islands vs Rwanda: Sex gap in life expectancy

Marshall Islands

4.4 years

in 2023

Rwanda

4.39 years

in 2023

Marshall Islands rank

154th

Rwanda rank

155th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Marshall Islands
Rwanda

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 4.4 years against 4.39 years in Rwanda, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 154th and Rwanda ranks 155th of 236 countries.

Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Marshall Islands	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	7.19 years	1.01 years	6.18 years	Marshall Islands
1960s	7.23 years	1.2 years	6.03 years	Marshall Islands
1970s	7.37 years	0.9479 years	6.42 years	Marshall Islands
1980s	7.22 years	2.81 years	4.41 years	Marshall Islands
1990s	5.28 years	4.29 years	0.996 years	Marshall Islands
2000s	4.59 years	3.16 years	1.43 years	Marshall Islands
2010s	4.18 years	4.08 years	0.1062 years	Marshall Islands
2020s	4.49 years	4.39 years	0.1064 years	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Marshall Islands or Rwanda?: Marshall Islands, at 4.4 years against 4.39 years in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Marshall Islands and Rwanda?: 0.01 years, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Rwanda?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Marshall Islands and Rwanda rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Marshall Islands ranks 154th and Rwanda ranks 155th 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.