Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Niger or Wallis and Futuna?

Wallis and Futuna, at 1.96 years against 1.87 years in Niger as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Niger and Wallis and Futuna?

0.09 years, with Wallis and Futuna ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Wallis and Futuna?

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.

Niger vs Wallis and Futuna: Sex gap in life expectancy

Niger

1.87 years

in 2023

Wallis and Futuna

1.96 years

in 2023

Niger rank

232nd

Wallis and Futuna rank

231st

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Niger
Wallis and Futuna

How they compare

Wallis and Futuna currently reports 1.96 years against 1.87 years in Niger, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 232nd and Wallis and Futuna ranks 231st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Wallis and Futuna in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Wallis and Futuna	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.7984 years	0.7628 years	0.0356 years	Niger
1960s	0.9757 years	1.31 years	0.335 years	Wallis and Futuna
1970s	1.37 years	2.12 years	0.7488 years	Wallis and Futuna
1980s	0.2554 years	2.45 years	2.2 years	Wallis and Futuna
1990s	0.7205 years	0.9434 years	0.2228 years	Wallis and Futuna
2000s	0.8248 years	2.73 years	1.9 years	Wallis and Futuna
2010s	1.54 years	2.37 years	0.8315 years	Wallis and Futuna
2020s	1.97 years	1.98 years	0.0082 years	Wallis and Futuna

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Niger or Wallis and Futuna?: Wallis and Futuna, at 1.96 years against 1.87 years in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Niger and Wallis and Futuna?: 0.09 years, with Wallis and Futuna ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Wallis and Futuna?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Niger and Wallis and Futuna rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Niger ranks 232nd and Wallis and Futuna ranks 231st 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.