New Zealand vs Oman: Sex gap in life expectancy
New Zealand
3.36 years
in 2023
Oman
3.39 years
in 2023
New Zealand rank
211th
Oman rank
208th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- New Zealand
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 3.39 years against 3.36 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Oman ahead.
New Zealand ranks 211th and Oman ranks 208th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Oman in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.72 years | 4.64 years | 0.0775 years | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 5.87 years | 4.47 years | 1.4 years | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 6.42 years | 5.37 years | 1.05 years | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 6.14 years | 4.93 years | 1.22 years | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 5.48 years | 4.8 years | 0.6808 years | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 4.36 years | 4.77 years | 0.4083 years | Oman |
| 2010s | 3.58 years | 3.6 years | 0.0248 years | Oman |
| 2020s | 3.39 years | 2.98 years | 0.4148 years | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, New Zealand or Oman?
- Oman, at 3.39 years against 3.36 years in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between New Zealand and Oman?
- 0.03 years, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Oman?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Oman rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- New Zealand ranks 211th 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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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.