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

Marshall Islands, at 4.4 years against 4.34 years in Vatican as of 2023.

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

0.06 years, with Marshall Islands ahead.

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

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 Vatican: Sex gap in life expectancy

Marshall Islands

4.4 years

in 2023

Vatican

4.34 years

in 2023

Marshall Islands rank

154th

Vatican rank

157th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Marshall Islands
Vatican

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 4.4 years against 4.34 years in Vatican, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 154th and Vatican ranks 157th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 5 and Vatican in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Marshall Islands	Vatican	Difference	Ahead
1950s	7.19 years	3.88 years	3.31 years	Marshall Islands
1960s	7.23 years	5.23 years	2 years	Marshall Islands
1970s	7.37 years	5.98 years	1.39 years	Marshall Islands
1980s	7.22 years	6.37 years	0.8565 years	Marshall Islands
1990s	5.28 years	6.27 years	0.9847 years	Vatican
2000s	4.59 years	5.19 years	0.6022 years	Vatican
2010s	4.18 years	4.37 years	0.1909 years	Vatican
2020s	4.49 years	4.31 years	0.1774 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 Vatican?: Marshall Islands, at 4.4 years against 4.34 years in Vatican as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Marshall Islands and Vatican?: 0.06 years, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Vatican?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Marshall Islands and Vatican rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Marshall Islands ranks 154th and Vatican ranks 157th 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.