Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Oman or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 3.44 years against 3.39 years in Oman as of 2023.

What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Oman and Sierra Leone?

0.05 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Sierra Leone?

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.

Oman vs Sierra Leone: Sex gap in life expectancy

Oman

3.39 years

in 2023

Sierra Leone

3.44 years

in 2023

Oman rank

208th

Sierra Leone rank

207th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Oman
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 3.44 years against 3.39 years in Oman, a difference of 0.05 years.

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

Oman ranks 208th and Sierra Leone ranks 207th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 7 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Oman	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.64 years	2.94 years	1.7 years	Oman
1960s	4.47 years	2.77 years	1.7 years	Oman
1970s	5.37 years	3.17 years	2.2 years	Oman
1980s	4.93 years	3.16 years	1.76 years	Oman
1990s	4.8 years	3.5 years	1.31 years	Oman
2000s	4.77 years	2 years	2.77 years	Oman
2010s	3.6 years	2 years	1.6 years	Oman
2020s	2.98 years	3.23 years	0.2499 years	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Oman or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 3.44 years against 3.39 years in Oman as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Oman and Sierra Leone?: 0.05 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Sierra Leone?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Oman and Sierra Leone rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Oman ranks 208th and Sierra Leone ranks 207th 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.