Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Panama or Uganda?

Panama, at 5.9 years against 5.85 years in Uganda as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uganda?

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.

Panama vs Uganda: Sex gap in life expectancy

Panama

5.9 years

in 2023

Uganda

5.85 years

in 2023

Panama rank

74th

Uganda rank

76th

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Panama
Uganda

How they compare

Panama currently reports 5.9 years against 5.85 years in Uganda, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.

Panama ranks 74th and Uganda ranks 76th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2.42 years	3.42 years	1.01 years	Uganda
1960s	2.48 years	4.01 years	1.53 years	Uganda
1970s	3.95 years	5.3 years	1.35 years	Uganda
1980s	5.34 years	7.14 years	1.81 years	Uganda
1990s	6.34 years	4 years	2.34 years	Panama
2000s	6.45 years	3.85 years	2.6 years	Panama
2010s	6.38 years	5.01 years	1.37 years	Panama
2020s	6.24 years	5.86 years	0.3843 years	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Panama or Uganda?: Panama, at 5.9 years against 5.85 years in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Panama and Uganda?: 0.05 years, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uganda?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Panama and Uganda rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Panama ranks 74th and Uganda ranks 76th 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.