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

Wallis and Futuna, at 1.96 years against 1.76 years in Qatar as of 2023.

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

0.2 years, with Wallis and Futuna ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar 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.

Qatar vs Wallis and Futuna: Sex gap in life expectancy

Qatar

1.76 years

in 2023

Wallis and Futuna

1.96 years

in 2023

Qatar rank

233rd

Wallis and Futuna rank

231st

Sex gap in life expectancy over time

Qatar
Wallis and Futuna

How they compare

Wallis and Futuna currently reports 1.96 years against 1.76 years in Qatar, a difference of 0.2 years.

That makes Wallis and Futuna's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.

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

Qatar ranks 233rd and Wallis and Futuna ranks 231st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 5 and Wallis and Futuna in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Qatar	Wallis and Futuna	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4.58 years	0.7628 years	3.82 years	Qatar
1960s	3.77 years	1.31 years	2.46 years	Qatar
1970s	3.22 years	2.12 years	1.1 years	Qatar
1980s	2.26 years	2.45 years	0.1924 years	Wallis and Futuna
1990s	1.42 years	0.9434 years	0.4719 years	Qatar
2000s	1.66 years	2.73 years	1.07 years	Wallis and Futuna
2010s	1.78 years	2.37 years	0.5867 years	Wallis and Futuna
2020s	1.98 years	1.98 years	0.0016 years	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Qatar or Wallis and Futuna?: Wallis and Futuna, at 1.96 years against 1.76 years in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Qatar and Wallis and Futuna?: 0.2 years, with Wallis and Futuna ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Wallis and Futuna?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Qatar and Wallis and Futuna rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?: Qatar ranks 233rd 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.