New Zealand vs Timor-Leste: Sex gap in life expectancy
New Zealand
3.36 years
in 2023
Timor-Leste
3.37 years
in 2023
New Zealand rank
211th
Timor-Leste rank
209th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- New Zealand
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 3.37 years against 3.36 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 211th and Timor-Leste ranks 209th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Timor-Leste in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.72 years | 2.84 years | 1.88 years | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 5.87 years | 2.86 years | 3.01 years | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 6.42 years | 6.39 years | 0.029 years | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 6.14 years | 12.86 years | 6.72 years | Timor-Leste |
| 1990s | 5.48 years | 3.33 years | 2.15 years | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 4.36 years | 3.12 years | 1.24 years | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 3.58 years | 3.3 years | 0.2745 years | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 3.39 years | 3.47 years | 0.08 years | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, New Zealand or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 3.37 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 Timor-Leste?
- 0.01 years, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Timor-Leste?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Timor-Leste rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- New Zealand ranks 211th and Timor-Leste ranks 209th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.