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

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

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

0 years, with Tajikistan ahead.

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

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 Tajikistan: Sex gap in life expectancy

Marshall Islands

4.4 years

in 2023

Tajikistan

4.4 years

in 2023

Marshall Islands rank

154th

Tajikistan rank

153rd

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Marshall Islands
Tajikistan

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 4.4 years against 4.4 years in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 154th and Tajikistan ranks 153rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 4 and Tajikistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Marshall Islands	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	7.19 years	4.05 years	3.14 years	Marshall Islands
1960s	7.23 years	4.3 years	2.93 years	Marshall Islands
1970s	7.37 years	4.39 years	2.98 years	Marshall Islands
1980s	7.22 years	4.21 years	3.01 years	Marshall Islands
1990s	5.28 years	6.83 years	1.55 years	Tajikistan
2000s	4.59 years	5.04 years	0.4462 years	Tajikistan
2010s	4.18 years	4.86 years	0.6753 years	Tajikistan
2020s	4.49 years	4.56 years	0.0691 years	Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Marshall Islands or Tajikistan?: Tajikistan, at 4.4 years against 4.4 years in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Marshall Islands and Tajikistan?: 0 years, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Tajikistan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Marshall Islands and Tajikistan rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Marshall Islands ranks 154th and Tajikistan ranks 153rd 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.